What will we see in the southern sky in 2026? A total eclipse of the moon (at a convenient time), a blue moon and a supermoon ...

The Moon appears unchanging in the night sky, but its movement hides a slow transformation. For decades, scientists have observed that our satellite is gradually moving away from Earth, year after ...

January brings a bright supermoon and a fast meteor shower at the same time. Here is what to watch for and how to enjoy the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The best time to look for the planet parade will be 45 ...

When the moon is nearly between Earth and the sun, one side of the moon faces the sun, and that side is illuminated, but the side the Earth sees is dark. This is called the new moon phase of the lunar ...

Four prominent celestial objects — the moon, a bright planet and two bright stars — will come together to form a "celestial quadruple play" in the night sky this week. When you purchase through links ...

The latest news from around North Texas. The first full moon of 2026 will take place on January 3rd. That moon, known as the ...

A couple sits on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River as the full moon rises in the distance Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. Monday night's full moon, also known as a Harvest Moon, will ...

One of the best naked-eye stargazing sights of the year is on offer to skywatchers this week — if you can rise before the sun Friday (Sept. 19). Just before sunrise, the crescent moon, the brilliant ...

On November 16, a waning crescent Moon, exhibiting earthshine, will pass 1.2° south of Spica in the early morning sky, with Venus also visible and appearing 98 percent illuminated. During the evening ...

In this evening's southeastern sky, you'll see a bright waxing gibbous moon to the upper right of Saturn. Both of them are at the western edge of Pisces but the dim stars of Pisces require a dark sky ...