Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. December 13: Uranus meets a background star The ...

The long nights of December are an astronomical delight. The early evening sky hosts Saturn as the main feature, along with ...

Dwarf planet Ceres reached its stationary point on August 15th, transitioning from eastward to westward motion relative to background stars, observable in the morning sky. On August 16th, a Last ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Sky-watchers who saw the Venus-Jupiter conjunction on ...

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.

The summer months offer a great time to view the night sky. Starting this weekend and into next week, there is a great opportunity to view a nighttime double-header, the unique alignment of six ...

Mercury and the star Mebsuta are visible in the west after sunset. Mars will be very close to the star Regulus on June 16th. Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 is visible in Leo with a medium to large ...

Six planets in the solar system will be visible in the earth sky this June. According to the Farmers' Almanac , Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Neptune will be visible throughout June. Jupiter will ...

Mars and Mercury will appear close to one another in the southwestern sky on Nov. 12. Look low on the southwestern horizon at sunset on Nov. 12 for a chance to see swift Mercury close to the red light ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Early risers this month can see a “planet parade” building ...

Venus will reach its highest altitude in the morning sky on Aug. 1 while shining close to Jupiter in the 'hand' of the constellation Orion. Stargazers in the U.S. will see Venus rise above the eastern ...

Earth's atmosphere scatters sunlight, making the sky appear blue due to shorter blue light waves. Longer waves, like red and ...