For skywatchers, 2026 kicks off with a great chance to view Jupiter at its biggest and brightest, according to NASA’s latest set of tips on what to look out for in the night sky over the coming month.

Jupiter reaches peak brightness on January 10, visible all night in the east. Saturn and the Moon will be close on January 23 in the western evening sky. Beehive Cluster visible in the eastern sky ...

As the year draws to a close, the December night skies promise a dazzling array of cosmic spectacles. From the rare visit of an interstellar comet to the fiery trails of one of the year's best meteor ...

January 10, Jupiter will be at its most brilliant of the entire year! This night, Jupiter will be at what's called "opposition," meaning that Earth will be directly between Jupiter and the Sun. In ...