February: it’s a short month, and it’s also relatively short on stargazing highlights. Still, patient stargazers will be rewarded with a memorable planetary alignment. And for those readers joining us ...

The origin of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes has been revealed in a system of four young planets that are dramatically losing ...

Rocket Lab launched a South Korean disaster-monitoring satellite from New Zealand on Thursday (Jan. 29), about six weeks ...

NGC 7331, the sight of supernova SN2025rbs, imaged by George Gheirchi (US).

Jupiter reaches opposition on Jan. 10, when it will shine all night at its brightest as Earth moves between the giant planet and the sun. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

A team of researchers at the University of Southern Queensland has discovered a potentially habitable planet 150 light-years ...

A 2020 satellite photo shows the immense power of 7-story waves crashing along the Portuguese coast. Later the same day, a ...

Scientists are racing to protect the world’s seeds from natural disasters and war. But what happens when those disasters come ...

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 new Doomsday Clock time has been set by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Here’s what it means.

The Arctic ground squirrel survives conditions that would cause irreparable brain damage in almost any other mammal on the ...

From a glowing Snow Moon to a rare six-planet parade, February 2026 is delivering a packed calendar of celestial events for ...