Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...
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. Solar prominences and their associated ...
Our 2026 skywatching guide includes a total solar eclipse, a "blood moon" and a festive supermoon. Here are the dates you ...
The coming year is packed with cosmic events, from a ‘ring of fire’ eclipse to two six-planet line-ups to several supermoons.
Bright full moons, dazzling meteor shower displays and remarkable total eclipses will give stargazers plenty of reasons to ...
On August 12, a total solar eclipse will pass over western Europe, with the “path of totality” falling across Spain, the ...
The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year's cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts ...
Unique ways to see the Aug. 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in Spain, Iceland and Greenland — from castles and cruises to ...
In August 2026, a total solar eclipse will be visible over parts of Spain, Portugal, and a large chunk of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. These cruises will take you into the path of totality.
Comet 3I/ATLAS is a rare visitor passing briefly through our solar system. Here’s how to find it in the night sky—and what you’ll need to catch a glimpse. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS streaks across ...
If you’ve been waiting for a good year to start paying attention to the night sky, 2026 makes a strong case. There’s a supermoon in early January, plus a six-planet alignment and total lunar eclipse, ...
A solar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Moon, and Earth, that trio of close (relatively) neighbors in our universe, briefly align with each other. What's happening when we see an eclipse is simply that ...