Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. As autumn nights grow longer, one of the sky’s brightest ...

Look west just after sunset from this weekend for a chance to see some of six planets, though the best views will be had later this month.

A planetary conjunction is an astronomical event in which at least two planets – sometimes more – appear to our vantage from Earth to be close together in the sky. Both Venus and Jupiter are making ...

August is a blockbuster month for astrophotographers in the Northern Hemisphere. While the moon steals a few nights early on, it quickly bows out, leaving pristine dark skies. This month offers one of ...

This article first appeared on Wired.com. On August 10, six planets — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune — will line up in an arc in the night sky. Four of these planets — Mercury, ...