Jupiter, as always, is a dazzling object, shining among the stars of Gemini the Twins. It reaches opposition on Jan. 10; this ...

Shining in the constellation Gemini near the bright stars Pollux and Castor, Jupiter's opposition is the best time to see the ...

The final night of 2025 is the perfect time to watch the moon close to the Pleiades, find the brightest star in the night sky and see Jupiter close to its best.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights ...

The upcoming year will offer a blood-red moon, spectacular meteor showers and the first glimpse of the sun’s corona since ...

Those enjoying the show the heavens have been kind enough to provide in April, such as the pink moon or Paschal moon, are in for another treat. This is because of a rare alignment of two planets, and ...

Jupiter will be at its most spectacular in 2026 in the early hours of Jan. 10, as it shines above the eastern horizon among ...

If you were up early enough on Friday, Sept. 19, you may have noticed the bright star shining next to the crescent moon in the morning sky. If you missed the view on Sept. 19, will you get another ...

Mars and Jupiter will be visible in the west after sunset throughout May. Venus and Saturn will be visible in the east before sunrise throughout May. May's moon phases include a first quarter, full, ...

Venus reaches greatest brilliancy in the evening sky on Sept. 19 and in the morning sky on Nov. 29. In late September through ...

So far, humanity has yet to find its first "exomoon"—a moon orbiting a planet outside of the solar system. But that hasn't ...