Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. If you're in the northern hemisphere and it's been a clear ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sky-gazers watch the nearly full harvest moon rise over Penobscot Bay on Sept. 13, 2019, in Camden, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP) ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere). Check my main feed for more in-depth articles ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The northern lights are expected to appear over northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula once again Friday night, Nov. 7, ...

For those who enjoy viewing the night sky, a unique opportunity is just around the corner late this month. Six planets in the solar system are going to align in the western sky just after sunset.

Few things are as captivating as a dark, star-filled sky. But the stars we see and enjoy don’t just “exist”; they all came into being long ago inside of massive clouds of gas and dust known as ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida residents spotted a mystifying “cloud” early Wednesday morning. The strange occurrence, known as noctilucent clouds, was sparked by a SpaceX Starlink launch in Cape ...

Living in the city sure has its perks, but nothing quite compares to the countryside’s quiet surroundings and dark night sky.

The summer solstice occurs at 10:42 P.M. EDT, marking the official beginning of summer for those in the Northern Hemisphere. On this date, the Sun is located directly above the Tropic of Cancer at ...

WASHINGTON(7News) — Sky watchers have been excited about the “Blood Moon” happening on Tuesday, March 3. Blood moon - full Lunar Eclipse in the night sky (Getty) During a total lunar eclipse, Earth’s ...