Some people probably believe that the twinkling effect is produced by the stars themselves, but that is not the case at all. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Skywatchers looking east a couple of hours after dark this ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Skywatchers will have plenty to look at on Christmas Day, ...

Astronomers use many mnemonics (memory tricks?) to remember stars and constellations. One of these that is visible right now is the Winter Circle. Follow Orion’s three belt stars southeast (down and ...

Summer nights offer lots of interesting sights this month. Mercury and Mars are on show in the evening twilight. Both Uranus and Neptune stand near brighter beacons: Neptune and Saturn are two ...

Skywatchers across parts of North America are getting front-row seats to a lunar occultation, where Luna makes one of the brightest stars in the night sky vanish Regulus, one of the brightest stars in ...

It’s one of the most famous stars in the night sky. If you grew up with stories about navigation, camping, or even just glancing up on a clear night, chances are you’ve heard that the North Star is ...

A trifecta of stargazing events could be visible in space in the coming days. In addition to the crescent moon and the possibility of more displays of the Northern lights, Venus, the brightest ...

One of the brightest stars in the night sky will vanish as seen from North America and Europe in a rare event. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

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This evening, the roughly half-illuminated face of the Moon hangs in Gemini, high in the south an hour after sunset. First Quarter Moon occurs at 10:15 P.M. EDT. The two brightest stars in Gemini are ...