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Jupiter will disappear behind the moon in a once-in-a-decade alignment tomorrowSkywatchers in the U.S. and eastern Canada can see a rare lunar occultation of Jupiter early on Oct. 6. Here are the exact times to see the giant planet vanish and reappear.
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Now is the best time to see Saturn all year — yes, even with the naked eyeSaturn will put on a show this week as it enters opposition and its famous rings return to looking their best.
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A Harvest Moon with 5 planets on the side: Why September is the best month all year for stargazingGenerally mild weather and increasing hours of darkness make September a great month for observing, and this year, there's a particularly busy sky.
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Perseid meteor shower 2026: What it is, where to see it, and how to watchThe 2026 Persied meteor shower could be the best one in years, thanks to a new moon that will also cause a total solar eclipse on Aug. 12.
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'What are the odds': Superbright comet and exploding fireball meteor form near-perfect X over European castleA pair of lucky photographers snapped a stunning time-lapse shot of a fireball meteor streaking in front of Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) as it shone in the night sky over a 15th-century European castle.
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I found a new meteor shower — and it comes from an asteroid getting baked to bits by the sunOpinion A NASA researcher in planetary sciences explains how he discovered a new meteor shower linked to a disintegrating asteroid.
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Rare 'planetary parade' will return to the evening sky this weekSix planets will shine together in the evening sky on Feb. 28. Here's how to get the best view before they disappear.
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Newly visible, city-size 'green comet' will soon be ejected into interstellar space — just like 3I/ATLASComet Wierzchoś, also known as C/2024 E1, is rapidly brightening as it approaches its closest point to Earth next week. But experts predict it will eventually be thrown out of the solar system forever, just like the "alien" comet 3I/ATLAS.
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New 'sungrazing' comet could become visible to the naked eye during the day — if the sun doesn't destroy itThe newly discovered sungrazing comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) will undergo an extremely close slingshot around our star in early April, and could become bright enough to be seen without a telescope during the day.
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