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From Jupiter to Mercury: the brightest planets of February 2026
From dazzling Jupiter high in the evening sky to elusive Mercury low at sunset, February 2026 offers one of the year's best ...
From a rare lunar occultation of Regulus and a six-planet parade to an annular solar eclipse, there will be plenty going on in the night sky in February 2026.
A rare planetary parade will march across the sky on Saturday, Feb. 28, according to NASA. Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, ...
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February's 'rare planetary alignment' is coming — here's what to expect from the planet parade
Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter will appear together shortly after sunset on Feb. 28 — but is this the "planet parade" we've been waiting for?
The second full moon of 2026 — the snow moon — rose after sunset on Sunday, Feb. 1, lighting up the night sky across the ...
Stargazers across Washington state are in for a treat.
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Jupiter's moon Europa has an ice shell about 18 miles thick — and that could be bad news for alien life
Using data gathered by NASA's Juno Jupiter orbiter, scientists estimate that Europa's ice shell is about 18 miles thick — ...
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February Has 8 Night Sky Wonders—Including a 6-Planet Parade, a 'Ring of Fire' Eclipse and a Once-in-decades Moon Mission
From Mercury’s rare appearance to NASA’s Artemis II launch window, here’s everything to watch in the skies this month.
For over 50 years, we thought we knew the size and shape of Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet. Now, Weizmann ...
In March 2025, the International Astronomical Union recognised the discovery of a whopping 128 more moons orbiting around ...
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New moon tonight unlocks hidden wonders: See Jupiter and Saturn like never before
The new moon on January 18, 2026, will bring one of the darkest and clearest nights of the year, giving skywatchers an ideal opportunity to spot Jupiter, Saturn, and the brilliant winter ...
Research into Jupiter’s moons shows Io and Europa did not evolve apart but formed with opposite compositions from the beginning.
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