The Alpha Centaurid meteor shower will peak on 8 2026. Best visible from southern skies, it offers shooting stars and ...

Stargazers looking ahead to February’s highlights should make some time to look up not only during the night, but also during the day. In addition to the first solar eclipse of the year and a "planet ...

In the western sky on Monday evening, Feb. 23, in the Americas, the waxing half-moon will shine a short distance to the lower ...

In its 2026 astronomical events roundup, NASA specifically calls out February 28 as a night when six planets appear in the ...

Ahead of the anticipated launch of the Artemis II mission, catch a glimpse of February’s full moon, called the snow moon.

On the night of Feb. 2, skywatchers in eastern North America can see the moon occult Regulus — a rare event visible to the ...

Venus could experience a dramatic meteor shower this summer, the result of the breaking apart of a nearby asteroid that has ...

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Your first major opportunity to spot shooting stars and bright fireballs in 2026 arrives overnight tonight with the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower, though only the brightest members may be ...

There will be plenty of chances to spot shooting stars throughout 2026, with meteor showers putting on a show nearly every month. The two biggest showers of the year are expected to have excellent ...

The sky will be almost moonless tonight, an ideal, dark backdrop for meteors to dance across the night’s stage. The annual Perseid meteor shower will spark the sky this evening.

The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak overnight tonight. And unlike any other, the Quandrantids offer one of the strongest, albeit shortest, meteor displays of the year. The Quadrantids are ...