As the moon makes its monthly rounds in its orbit around the Earth, it frequently has encounters with bright stars and planets, with Saturn and Mars taking center stage in the nights ahead. In many ...

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

The James Webb Space Telescope's main goal is to detect faint light from distant galaxies, but it recently observed one of the brightest objects in the night sky: Mars. The space observatory captured ...

Probably the easiest planet to locate this month is Saturn. As soon as darkness falls, you'll be able to readily find it in the southeastern sky; one of the very few bright objects shining against the ...

This month, Jupiter is really putting on a show. It’s the brightest planet you’ll see, and it’s easy to find if you know ...