Each spring, amateur astronomers attempt the ultimate stargazing challenge—an overnight quest to spot every galaxy, nebula, ...

A series of striking celestial events will unfold in the night sky during the second half of March 2026. From rare planetary ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...

According to our recent weather forecasts, the return of Red-winged Blackbirds, and sights of robins, spring is here. However ...

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 ...

Six planets will line up in the evening sky at the end of February, offering a rare “planetary parade” visible to most ...

Visibility and timing depend on your exact location, with the event unfolding between roughly 8:40 and 10:05 p.m. EST for those in the viewing zone On Monday, Feb. 2, a rare celestial alignment will ...

The change is subtle and happens over many nights.

As I stumbled over rocks through pitch darkness, following a guy I had just met online, I began to question my life choices. It was the middle of the night, and I was wandering through a remote desert ...

Professional and amateur astronomers post amazing photos of the sky. A colorful, star-filled Milky Way is often shown rising above a landscape, and photos from the Hubble Space Telescope reveal ...

On a cool night in August, more than 100 people gathered in a dark corner on Frisco Main Street. The lights at the Frisco Historic Park were out. Phones were tucked away, out of sight. People lay on ...