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Illinois residents may be able to catch a peek of the first full moon of 2026 tonight. Here's when to venture outside.

Webb telescope discovered a bizarre exoplanet with carbon atmosphere, no hydrogen, orbiting a super-dense spinning star.

A spectacular supermoon and the first meteor shower of the new year will soon appear in the California night sky. The ...

Hubble unveils the “Lost Galaxy” as a vibrant spiral alive with newborn stars and glowing clouds of cosmic energy.

Hubble reveals a chaotic spiral galaxy whose close encounter with a neighbor has ignited a spectacular burst of star birth.

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The final night of 2025 is the perfect time to watch the moon close to the Pleiades, find the brightest star in the night sky ...

As the new year unfolds, January 3, 2026, will present a captivating celestial event: the first full moon of the year, known as the Wolf Moon. This extraordinary sight will reach its peak fullness at ...

In a series of observations that read like science fiction, astronomers now suspect they have watched a star quite literally ...

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