Look west just after sunset from this weekend for a chance to see some of six planets, though the best views will be had ...

Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, and Venus—will appear in the sky together in a special planet parade on Feb. 28.

February holds some spectacular sights in the night and morning sky. See what's happening in the skies over North Texas this ...

Explore the solar system from Mercury to Pluto and discover the extraordinary differences in orbital speed, year length, and rotation. Learn how Mercury completes a year in just 88 days, while Neptune ...

Venus has long been dismissed as a hellish world — crushing pressure, sulfuric acid clouds, and temperatures hot enough to ...

But unlike Jupiter, Venus does have phases, going from not illuminated at all (when it is between the Earth and the Sun) to ...

This month's The Sky Above features astronomical events happening this month, including a parade of planets and a local ...

From dazzling Jupiter high in the evening sky to elusive Mercury low at sunset, February 2026 offers one of the year's best ...

NASA has scheduled the launch for the Artemis II moon rocket for no earlier than Feb. 8. WTOP will have details on the ...

The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including six visible planets, an annular solar eclipse, and the Milky Way’s bright core returning to view in the Northern Hemisphere.

The International Space Station is visible from Nevada at certain times. Here’s when to look, where to go and how to track it ...

International Space Station, where astronauts have lived and worked for 25 years, is visible to us on Earth. How to see it ...