North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead, which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern ...

Discover the tales behind four famous spring constellations.

Being aware of the night sky even as you walk, even through a city, can give you a grounding in learning bright stars, ...

Extremely bright satellites and megaconstellations could make the night sky up to three times brighter than it is now, a new ...

Enjoy the constellation Leo the Lion in the western sky. Don’t wait too long to see it, though. Around the start of June, Leo ...

May's bright stars and classic spring constellations make this the perfect time to learn the sky the old-fashioned way, one ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Have you noticed Orion’s Belt returning to the evening night ...

I remember the first time I saw a satellite. I was a teenager, standing in my mildly light-polluted suburban yard and doing my usual stargazing. The satellite was a faint “star” moving slowly and ...

Tonight is "blue moon Eve" (see the May 31 entry for more details). Late tonight, look toward the southeast to see one of the ...

February stargazing is so special. Sure it’s cold but the extra special celestial jewels make it worth bundling up for. If you’re not already in the darker countryside, try to get out there. But even ...

At the western edge of the Panhandle, Black Mesa is Oklahoma's highest point and one of its darkest. Late last year, the ...