Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Skywatchers looking east a couple of hours after dark this ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...

If you are a lover of the night sky or simply curious about space, you have a great chance to see a Solar System icon this ...

If you've never seen the moon occult a bright star, tonight (Feb. 2, 2026) could be a night to remember — if geography is kind to you. Skywatchers in parts of North America and northwest Africa will ...

One of the best shows of the year is this week in the evening twilight in the western sky. The bright planets Jupiter and Venus are in a tight celestial embrace this weekend but will get even closer ...

The Moon passes 5° north of Uranus at 1 P.M. EDT. The pair is visible in the early-morning sky, along with a lunar occultation of the Pleiades just after moonrise. Check out the August 7 entry in last ...

October offers stargazers a packed calendar. Plus, a conversation about colliding planets and disappearing stars with a UW ...

Among the hundreds of stars scattered across the night sky, the planets in our solar system stand out because of their movement. While stars appear fixed in their patterns and ...

Last Quarter Moon occurs at 3:51 A.M. EDT Have you heard of the “demon star,” Algol? This strange sun is actually two stars in a system known as an eclipsing binary. As the name would suggest, as they ...