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

The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including six visible planets, an annular solar eclipse, and the Milky Way’s ...

Mercury, Venus, and Saturn put on an early-evening display in the west, while Jupiter dominates the rest of the night.

Although February is short, this month is packed with night sky events. From 'ring of fire' to planet parade. Here are the key dates.

From Mercury’s rare appearance to NASA’s Artemis II launch window, here’s everything to watch in the skies this month.

Venus and Jupiter will be the brightest planetary candidates in this winter-end celestial performance.

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.

Inside, an array of optical telescopes, operated by members of China's 42nd Antarctic expedition team, begins its nightly vigil. These instruments represent China's "eyes on the sky" at the Earth's ...

In fact, the beautiful aurora that we sometimes see in the night sky is caused by extra strong energy outbursts from our Sun ...

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

A stunning NASA photograph reveals rare red and green auroras over Europe, showing how solar storms quietly reshape Earth’s ...

On Jan. 19, a powerful geomagnetic storm pushed auroral activity far beyond its usual range, allowing this exceptional sighting over Brazil.