Stargazing can be a peaceful and rewarding activity, and these tips will help maximize your experience while enjoying the beauty of the night sky.

With major eclipses, brilliant supermoons, and lineups of five or more planets, 2026 offers something awe-inspiring in every season. Here’s what to watch for.

Any clear night this month is the perfect time to pull out those binoculars or your telescope to observe the Orion Nebula. The nebula is, to the naked eye, the middle star in the “Sword” of Orion. Look to the southeast at 9 p.

As a space reporter for The New York Times, I follow what’s happening in the stars, including eclipses, meteor showers and brilliant displays of aurora borealis. But I live in Chicago, a city so bright it washes out the night sky. Many of these experiences are out of my reach.

This month will bring some striking celestial sights, including one of the year’s best meteor showers and a glowing Saturn-moon pairing.

From the meteor showers to super moons, this time of year gives us a front row seat to one of the most active regions of the galaxy

Utah is beautiful during the day, but it puts on a breathtaking display at night, too. Not only are all of Utah's "Mighty 5" national parks certified International Dark Sky Parks, but so are 10 state parks,