Jupiter steals the spotlight in January as it reaches its brightest and biggest appearance of the year. The month also ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Early risers are this week being treated to the sight of a ...

According to EarthSky, Jupiter will reach a magnitude of -2.7, making it the fourth brightest object in the night sky next to ...

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

The sight of a young moon close to a bright planet will be on offer about 45 minutes after sunset on March 20, when a 5%-lit waxing crescent moon will hang above the bright planet Venus. Find an ...

It could be the most spectacular heavenly sight of 2025. I’m talking about the close conjunction (pairing) of the two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter. The planets will linger in the dawn sky for ...

Dwarf planet Ceres reached its stationary point on August 15th, transitioning from eastward to westward motion relative to background stars, observable in the morning sky. On August 16th, a Last ...

The southern sky in 2026 offers a celestial spectacle, featuring a total lunar eclipse on March 3rd, a blue Moon on May 31st, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The “planet parade” — mistakenly being called an alignment ...