Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. If you’ve noticed a dazzling “star” low in the western sky ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, April 10Last Quarter Moon occurs today at 12:52 A.M. EDT. A few ...

Sometimes the stars align in fascinating ways, making stargazing extra rewarding. One such example is the Spring Triangle, formed each spring by the stars Arcturus, Spica and Regulus. This bright ...

But first, a short recap showing last month’s, March 3rd total lunar eclipse. We were lucky enough to have clear skies all ...

High in the south this evening is Canis Minor the Little Dog, shining above the bright star Sirius, which lies closer to the horizon. True to its name, the Little Dog is a little constellation, ...

For April 2026, the full (Egg) moon occurs on April 1. The last quarter moon occurs on April 9. The new moon occurs on April 17. The “young” waxing crescent moon sits to the lower right of brilliant ...

A traditional Easter egg hunt is a lot of fun, but it’s also a lot of fun to roll across starry night skies with a pair of ...

Exciting planetary action takes place this month. Venus and Uranus vie for attention and lie close to each other in late ...

March 24 (UPI) --Experts in Oregon said a bright green fireball that lit up the early morning sky over the Pacific Northwest was a meteor burning up in the atmosphere. Jim Todd of the Oregon Museum of ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. April 11: Comet Tempel 2 in Scutum While Comets Wierzchoś and Tempel 2 are faint, there's a breakout star in the ...