Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. What is the bright white star in the east right now?

August is one of the best months of the year for stargazing in the Northern Hemisphere, thanks to warm nights and the famous Perseid meteor shower. Though the Perseids will be dampened by bright ...

The month brings a spectacular lineup of celestial sights—including a rare chance to see Mercury without a telescope and a "micro" new moon. A super “beaver moon” rises behind Monte Prena in Italy’s ...

As I stumbled over rocks through pitch darkness, following a guy I had just met online, I began to question my life choices. It was the middle of the night, and I was wandering through a remote desert ...

Don't miss the once-in-a-lifetime cosmic blast that could be lighting up the night sky at any moment. In February 2016, astronomers began to share the news that T CrB had entered a "phase of ...

A white light in the night sky drew a lot of attention across South-Central Pennsylvania Tuesday evening. The light, which some WGAL viewers described as "swirling," was a rocket that launched in ...

If your household is like most American families, then today you likely will all be sitting down with family and friends to a traditional Thanksgiving turkey dinner during the mid-to-late afternoon ...