Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. At 7:36 a.m. EST, today is every stargazer’s favorite moment ...

The Moon is now situated between magnitude 1.1 Saturn and magnitude –4.5 Venus in the east an hour before dawn. If you were outside yesterday morning, you’ll note that the Moon is now a thinner ...

On Christmas night, Jupiter will be one of the brightest objects in the sky — and a  stand-in for the mythical “Christmas ...

On Saturday evening (Oct. 5) as darkness is falling, be sure to take a look low toward the west-southwest part of the sky for a beautiful celestial tableau formed by a lovely crescent moon and the ...

The King of the Planets teams up with an exceedingly narrow crescent moon for the last time this year in the evening sky on May 27. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

In an unofficial sense, I would like to dub today (April 10) as "View a Planet Day." In the early morning hours will be two planets that will appear very close to each other and then later that same ...

As of Wednesday, Dec. 24, the moon phase is Waxing Crescent. According to NASA's Daily Moon Observation, 18% of the moon will ...

STAUNTON – The sky won’t be the only difference during the April 8 solar eclipse. Typically, shadows casts by the sun show a clear, two-dimensional reflection of whatever blocks the sun’s light. A ...

As the crescent moon ushers in a sacred chapter in the Islamic calendar, Omanis can officially begin preparing for a long and meaningful holiday for Eid-ul-Adha (also known as Bakra Eid, Bakrid, ...