Jupiter is the brilliant evening “star” visible after sunset this winter, peaking in brightness at opposition on Jan. 10, ...

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 ...

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 ...

December is the month of the winter solstice, which is often associated with such festivals as the Nativity. Ask people at random and 19 out of 20 will say that it is the birthday of Jesus. Yet, the ...

Stargazers in the U.S. will witness the razor-thin waning crescent moon rise close to Venus and the bright star Regulus in the predawn sky on Sept. 19, while others will see the lunar disk pass ...

With a rare comet and the year’s most luminous supermoon, November promises superb sky-watching. From the beginning of northern lights season to a handful of comets, autumn has been excellent for ...

On September 5th, the constellation Camelopardalis, containing Kemble's Cascade and NGC 1502, will be visible in the northern sky after 11 PM local daylight time. Uranus will become stationary on ...