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When young stars mix with neutron stars, things get messy.

A February moon offers a practical preview of where to look for March's total lunar eclipse.

Our best family binoculars, the Celestron Cometron 7x50 binoculars, are now $13 cheaper on Amazon and are perfect for getting a better view of the night sky and all its wonders.

From dazzling eclipses to rare planetary meet‑ups, the night sky is full of events worth looking up for. Hunt for the various events in our skywatching-themed wordsearch.

Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter will appear together shortly after sunset on Feb. 28 — but is this the "planet parade" we've been waiting for?

Your guide to March's full Worm Moon, from peak times to skywatching highlights.

'Armageddon's' William Fichtner stars in the brand’s first-ever Big Game commercial

'He's wise and very well educated and so every turn of conversation is rich.'

SpaceX has temporarily grounded its Falcon 9 rocket after an upper stage failed to deorbit as planned during a Feb. 2 launch. Will the issue affect the company's Crew-12 astronaut mission?

The moon will take on a dramatic blood red hue during the total lunar eclipse on March 3.

"You need so much water that we think these could be evidence of an ancient warmer and wetter climate where there was rain falling for millions of years."

NASA fully fueled its Artemis 2 moon rocket during a crucial test today (Feb. 2) but had to pause the operation twice due to leaks. Will the agency still try to launch on Feb. 8?

NASA has delayed its Artemis 2 moon launch until March at the earliest, after encountering some issues during a key prelaunch exercise known as a wet dress rehearsal.

A rapidly growing sunspot has fired off at least 18 M-class and three X-class flares in just 24 hours, including an intense X8.3 eruption.

Monday, Feb. 2, 2026: Follow NASA's last major test of SLS before the launch of Artemis 2 and a crew of astronauts around the moon.

Astronomical winter reaches its true midpoint on Feb. 3, as daylight gains begin to accelerate across the Northern Hemisphere.

Arizona skywatchers got treated to both a beautiful sunset and a blazing comet streaking across the skies.

A smaller Lego Star Wars BB-8 model replaces the one that retired in 2019. It’s a great model, but we’re not sure it offers value for money.

One of the brightest stars in the night sky will vanish as seen from North America and Europe in a rare event.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026.

From dazzling Jupiter high in the evening sky to elusive Mercury low at sunset, February 2026 offers one of the year's best planetary lineups.