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 ...

The moon and Venus will shine vividly alongside a bright star in the early morning in a striking celestial rendezvous that should be visible across the U.S. But unless you're willing to wake up before ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday3This dark, moonless Friday the 13th evening is the perfect time ...

It’s 11 o’clock on a clear, moonless night when, although ready to call it a night, I pause at a glass door that looks out to the southwestern sky: I am moved by an urge for contact with the stars.

One of the brightest stars in the night sky will vanish as seen from North America and Europe in a rare event.

From dazzling Jupiter high in the evening sky to elusive Mercury low at sunset, February 2026 offers one of the year's best planetary lineups.

I don’t know anyone who isn’t stunned by the brilliance of the winter night sky. At this time of year, the stars seem to sparkle more than at any other, and many folks think this is due to the cold ...

That's the planet Venus; it's visible above the southwest horizon about one hour after sunset. The moon will be above Venus for the next few evenings; that bright red/orange light to the south or left ...

Trick-or-treaters heading out to collect candy on Halloween can look up in the evening sky to see the moon make a close encounter with one of the brightest planets in the sky. As the sun sets on ...

A conjunction is an astronomical event in which at least two planets – or, in this case, other celestial bodies – appear to our vantage from Earth to be close together in the sky. The trio of ...