As the moon wanes toward its new phase on February 17, the month's prime astrophotography window opens. These nights are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. What is that bright star after sunset? It’s Venus—and it's ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. After spending the last six months in the evening sky for ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, January 23Pluto reaches conjunction with the Sun at 5 A.M. EST.

February might be our shortest month, but it’s far from bleak. The winter night sky will be beckoning us to look up all month long. In January, we were treated to a “Planet Parade” of four bright ...

The Moon reaches apogee, the farthest point from Earth in its orbit, at 10:10 P.M. EDT. Our satellite will sit 252,043 miles (405,624 kilometers) away at that time. As the Moon rises this evening, you ...

Discover your night sky this week, August 5-11, 2024, using just your naked eyes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. From views of a ...

If you’ve got binoculars or a small scope at your disposal, take them out tonight to observe the lovely — and bright — edge-on lenticular galaxy NGC 3115, sometimes called the Spindle Galaxy. Located ...

Simply look to the western sky after sunset. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The delicate form of the crescent moon is set to ...