Find out what's up in your night sky during April 2026 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

(KTAL/KMSS) — Skywatchers will have a chance to see six planets stretch across the evening sky Saturday, Feb. 28, shortly after sunset. The celestial event, sometimes called a “planetary parade,” will ...

We’ve been many months without a bright planet in the night sky, but that’s all about to change! On the night of Sunday, Sept. 21, the ringed planet Saturn officially returns to the evening sky, and ...

Look up Saturday night (Feb. 28) to see a rare six-planet parade lining up across the evening sky! While not all six planets will be easy to spot, several bright planets will be visible shortly after ...

February evenings are quietly setting the stage for a wide planetary lineup, visible soon after sunset and stretching across much of the sky. Rather than peaking on a single night, the display unfolds ...

The globular cluster Messier 22 (M22) reaches its highest point in the sky around midnight local time, specifically for observers south of 46° N latitude, since M22’s position favors the Southern ...

The month brings a spectacular lineup of celestial sights—including a rare chance to see Mercury without a telescope and a "micro" new moon. A super “beaver moon” rises behind Monte Prena in Italy’s ...

The gas giant Jupiter will appear to reverse direction in the night sky from March 10 onward, bringing an end to its temporary retrograde motion that began in November 2025, which saw it travel ...