The night sky promises Seattle an array of celestial wonders this year, one of which is a six-planet parade Saturday. It’s hard to articulate what exactly it is about the night sky that we find so ...

The first solar eclipse of 2026 will occur on February 17, but the annular “Ring of Fire” event will be visible only from ...

Unlike a total solar eclipse, where the Sun is fully blocked, an annular eclipse leaves a thin circle of sunlight shining throughout the event.

Once an eclipse season begins, a pair of eclipses becomes almost inevitable. A new moon occurring near a node produces a solar eclipse when the moon passes between Earth and the sun. Roughly two weeks ...

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From Mercury’s rare appearance to NASA’s Artemis II launch window, here’s everything to watch in the skies this month. Michael d’Estries is a science journalist with two decades of experience devoted ...

Full Moon occurs at 5:09 P.M. EST, bringing the light of the February Snow Moon to our nighttime skies. This name may seem particularly apt, given the weather much of the U.S. has been experiencing as ...

The first solar eclipse of the year will grace Antarctica, and only a lucky few will get to bask—or waddle—in its glow.

Mercury, Venus, and Saturn put on an early-evening display in the west, while Jupiter dominates the rest of the night. Jupiter features many events involving its four major moons that are well worth ...

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