Stargazers can see six planets all in one evening during the second month of the year, especially Mercury, which is usually difficult to spot.

From Mercury’s rare appearance to NASA’s Artemis II launch window, here’s everything to watch in the skies this month.

Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn will be visible to the naked eye.

Six planets are about to stack up in the evening sky in a rare alignment that will briefly turn the western horizon into a ...

Skygazers, mark your calendars because one of the coolest celestial events is coming around again toward the end of February.

From a rare lunar occultation of Regulus and a six-planet parade to an annular solar eclipse, there will be plenty going on in the night sky in February 2026.

The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including six visible planets, an annular solar eclipse, and the Milky Way’s bright core returning to view in the Northern Hemisphere.

As the moon wanes toward its new phase on February 17, the month's prime astrophotography window opens. These nights are ...

February: it’s a short month, and it’s also relatively short on stargazing highlights. Still, patient stargazers will be ...

The moon greets Jupiter two days ahead of its full moon phase on Feb. 1.

NASA outlines February night sky events, including Artemis II launch timing, Orion visibility, planetary alignments after sunset, and lunar phases observed throughout the month.

NASA has scheduled the launch for the Artemis II moon rocket for no earlier than Feb. 8. WTOP will have details on the mission as they become available.