Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. What is the bright white star in the east right now?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Have you seen the “Christmas Star?” Step outside after dark ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday7Asteroid 7 Iris reaches opposition at 1 P.M. EST today. Now ...

December is the month of the winter solstice, which is often associated with such festivals as the Nativity. Ask people at random and 19 out of 20 will say that it is the birthday of Jesus. Yet, the ...

For March, “Eyes to the Skies” runs down upcoming space events including a total lunar eclipse, Zodiacal Light and spring’s ...

I don’t know anyone who isn’t stunned by the brilliance of the winter night sky. At this time of year, the stars seem to sparkle more than at any other, and many folks think this is due to the cold ...

The first full moon of 2026 may have peaked earlier this month, but January’s Wolf Moon is offering skywatchers one final visual highlight. On Tuesday night, January 6, a bright star will appear to ...

Greetings! I suggest you find a place this week where you can see the western sky all the way down to the horizon and that you watch our beautiful sunsets ...

The Moon passes 5° north of Uranus in the constellation Taurus at 10 P.M. EST; before that, though, a nearly Full Moon passes in front of several stars in the Pleiades star cluster (M45), occulting ...