Find out what's up in your night sky during January 2026 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 14, 2025 shows law enforcers of the China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel Huangyan conducting a ...

The colours of the sunset occur because of a phenomenon called scattering when the molecules change the direction of light ...

The January 2026 full moon is upon us! Here's what to expect when the "Wolf Moon" prowls over the horizon tonight, kicking ...

Many astronomical events, such as meteor showers, run by calendrical timings as well. But our moon and the other planets move ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Millions of revelers will ring in 2026 watching fireworks ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Monday, Dec. 22Crescent moon: look low in the southwest just ...

From Jupiter at its brightest to a dazzling Saturn-Moon-Neptune alignment, here’s what to watch in the night sky in January ...

The next total lunar eclipse will occur on March 3, 2026. It will be visible across the Americas, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. The next blood moon visible in the U.S. will also be in ...

The next full moon will be a spectacular wolf supermoon, set to rise in constellation Gemini — amid the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower — and shine all weekend. Here's when and what to know about ...

A new year means new skywatching events to look forward to, and January holds a few things worth seeing. Most of the month’s skywatching events happen on the same day — Jan. 3. Jan. 3 is the first ...

European scientists are turning an aircraft into a laboratory that simulates lunar gravity to prepare astronauts and technology for future moon landings as part of the NASA-led Artemis missions. The ...