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. Solar prominences and their associated ...

The next solar eclipse will be on Feb. 17, 2026.

The next total solar eclipse occurs August 12, 2026. Totality lasts up to two minutes, the first for mainland Europe since 1999. The longest eclipse in 100 years will be August 2, 2027, lasting six ...

Meteor showers. Supermoons. Planetary alignments. Black moons. The Milky Way. The northern lights. Partial solar eclipses. "Pinwheels" in the sky. The year 2025 was a great one for astronomy, and 2026 ...

It has been over 25 years since mainland Europe last witnessed a total solar eclipse. The year was 1999 when the Moon obscured the Sun, plunging parts of the continent into midday darkness. Now, ...

Our 2026 skywatching guide includes a total solar eclipse, a "blood moon" and a festive supermoon. Here are the dates you need to know. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

The upcoming year will offer a blood-red moon, spectacular meteor showers and the first glimpse of the sun’s corona since ...

The event that promises to be the most transformational in 2026 is the August 12 total eclipse of the sun which will be best viewed in Iceland, Greenland, and ...

Social media has been abuzz over claims "the world will go dark for 6 minutes" on Aug. 2, 2025 due to major solar eclipse. The viral claims of a "once in a century solar eclipse" have spread rapidly ...

Like the moon's shadow sweeping across the globe during a total solar eclipse, astronomy-focused tourism is taking the world by storm. And in 2026, there are plenty of celestial reasons to travel. You ...