Jupiter reaches opposition on Jan. 10, when it will shine all night at its brightest as Earth moves between the giant planet ...

The New Year of 2026 began at the stroke of midnight today, and four minutes later the brightest star in the sky, Sirius in ...

The Winter Hexagon asterism is visible high in the winter night sky between late December and early March. By the end of ...

Fact-based stories from our cosmic neighbourhood, one star or constellation at a time. Name it, navigate it, know it.

This weekend, Jupiter becomes its biggest, brightest, and closest of the year, outshining every star in the sky.

Each ring is formed in the aftermath of an explosion, giving insight into the dynamic activity of SVS 13 from its infancy. An ...

The discovery is the first direct observational confirmation of a theory for how young stars feed on, and then explosively ...

In the Solar System, there’s only one other gas giant: Saturn, currently visible to the west in the early evening. Leaving ...

The solar system’s largest planet shines bright as the Moon wanes and Saturn’s moons dance in the sky this week.

January nights are full of starry delights, and we have so many hours to enjoy them, provided the weather cooperates. As 2026 ...

From a full moon and a meteor shower to Jupiter at opposition, here’s everything that’s happening in the night sky in January ...