January is the best time of the year to see the Great Orion Nebula as it climbs high overhead in the winter sky. Look to the ...

Orion the Hunter is such a great constellation, and I have to believe many stargazers share the same opinion. Even if you’re ...

If you look halfway up in the northwest, you'll be able to see the familiar zigzag of five bright stars forming the ...

A new moon on Sunday, Jan. 18, means dark skies and some of the best stargazing conditions of the year. Here are the bright stars, constellations and objects to see.

Orion the Hunter is such a great constellation and I have to believe many stargazers share the same opinion. Even if you’re ...

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

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday 9Cygnus may be sinking toward the horizon a few hours after ...

Many astronomical sights have received cool nicknames, but it’s hard to compete with the “cosmic fire of creation.” Better known as the Orion Nebula (and officially dubbed Messier 42), the nebula is ...

January's night sky events welcome 2026 with Jupiter at opposition, moon conjunctions, Orion at its peak, and more.

A photographer captures the aurora borealis during the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower in Hemnes, Norway, in January. Tommy Eliassen, Science Photo Library January doesn’t skimp on cosmic ...

January’s episode includes the final consecutive supermoon’s impact on an impressive meteor shower, plus a conversation with a space policy expert.

From Jupiter at its brightest to a dazzling Saturn-Moon-Neptune alignment, here’s what to watch in the night sky in January 2026.