Planetary alignments, a total lunar eclipse, and meteor showers are highlights to look for in the coming year.

If you're planning to gaze at the night sky in the upcoming year, be sure to mark these dates in your calendar.

Plan your skywatching with our 2026 meteor showers list—from Quadrantids to Geminids—with peak dates and what to watch.

Under ideal conditions, about 25 Quadrantid meteors would be visible per hour, according to NASA. While the meteors are known to lack persistent tails, they often produce bright fireballs, which are ...

A variety of astronomical events, including meteor showers and full moons, will be visible in 2026. Several meteor showers ...

The 2026 calendar has a few major standouts: a late-night total lunar eclipse, a particularly promising Perseid meteor shower ...

A brief but powerful burst of shooting stars will usher in the new year, offering skywatchers a narrow window to catch one of ...

The Quadrantid meteor shower marks the start of the astronomical calendar each year and in 2026 it will once again offer a ...

Albertans will have multiple opportunities in 2026 to observe meteor showers, eclipses and planetary alignments visible from ...

You can also look forward to a total solar eclipse and a total lunar eclipse this year. See if either will be visible in ...