Night sky update for December 17, 2025, covering the moon phase, visible planets, meteor showers, and key space and astronomy news from today ...

With major eclipses, brilliant supermoons, and lineups of five or more planets, 2026 offers something awe-inspiring in every season. Here’s what to watch for.

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...

The sun arrives at the December solstice at 10:03 a.m. EST on Dec. 21. This is the farthest south the sun gets in the heavens; it begins its six-month return northward at the moment winter begins in ...

Since it has the fewest hours of sunlight compared to the rest of the year, the Winter Solstice is considered the “shortest ...

February ends with a treat for sky-gazers: a parade of seven planets across the night sky, including Mercury, Uranus and Neptune alongside typically bright planets such as Mars, Venus, Jupiter and ...

The 2025 astronomical calendar has no shortage of excitement. Starting Friday, February 28, an unusual "planet parade" will be visible in the night sky. USA TODAY explains that seven planets will ...

From the meteor showers to super moons, this time of year gives us a front row seat to one of the most active regions of the ...