Comet Lemmon, also designated C/2025 A6, was discovered in January by a telescope scouring the night sky for near-Earth ...

Look for the three stars that make up the distinctive formation of Orion's Belt — Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka — shining ...

Conditions are near-perfect to spot this celestial visitor, which won't appear again in our night sky for another millennium.

Anthony Wood joined Space.com in April 2025 after contributing articles to outlets including IGN, New Atlas and Gizmodo. He ...

The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including two galaxies visible to the naked eye and a rare glimpse of the ...

Cross your fingers for some clear nights over the rest of the year, as three straight supermoons will light up the night sky.

A larger-than-normal moon and meteor shower are set to light up the sky in early October, offering people a show to kick off early fall. Sky watchers have a lot to look ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — For anyone in Hawaiʻi this weekend, the sky offers a rare show. Saturn, the ringed giant, will rise bright in the evening and stay visible through the night. Sage Constantinou, a ...

The moon and Venus will shine vividly alongside a bright star in the early morning in a striking celestial rendezvous that should be visible across the U.S. But unless you're willing to wake up before ...

Mars is within 5 degrees of Mercury from Oct. 12 through Oct. 29, but is much fainter. On the evening of Oct. 19, the two planets will appear closest together, just 2 degrees apart. About 30 minutes ...

A conjunction is an astronomical event in which at least two planets – or, in this case, other celestial bodies – appear to our vantage from Earth to be close together in the sky. The trio of ...