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

A G-shaped star pattern becomes visible after dark on February 9, 2026, formed from well-known winter stars observable in the Northern Hemisphere.

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The first dazzling images have been released from the National Science Foundation and Department of Energy’s Vera C. Rubin Observatory, capturing the night sky “like never before.” The snapshots ...

Straddling the celestial equator, the constellation is visible in both hemispheres ...

With no light pollution nearby, the night skies around the Vera Rubin Observatory glow in brilliant colors in this timelapse photo. The Vera Rubin Observatory is designed to study dark matter, which ...

Although February is short, this month is packed with night sky events. From 'ring of fire' to planet parade. Here are the key dates.

On a clear night far from city lights, the Milky Way stretches overhead as a pale band, yet most of the sky between those stars looks almost perfectly black. That darkness is not just a backdrop for ...