Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Go outside any time after sunset tonight, and you will not ...

The final night of 2025 is the perfect time to watch the moon close to the Pleiades, find the brightest star in the night sky ...

The Eugene BRiGHT Parade returns Sept. 27. It is a free family-friendly event in downtown Eugene featuring a brightly illuminated showcase of human and electric-powered art. This year’s theme is ...

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 ...

A new satellite has become one of the brightest objects in the night sky, sparking concerns among scientists for the future of astronomy. The bright paths of BlueWalker 3 and other new satellites may ...

Two evening planets — Mercury and Mars — are well-nigh impossible to see this month, unless you live south of 30 degrees north latitude. Even from there, however, you'll need binoculars to carefully ...

The Large Magellanic Cloud is identified as the brightest deep-sky object, with a magnitude of 0.1. The list comprises 26 deep-sky objects ranked by brightness, primarily open clusters, stellar ...