Venus is turning the western evening sky into a stage for two easy-to-see celestial encounters this July, first passing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. From specific geographical areas, the waning gibbous moon ...

A conjunction is an astronomical event in which at least two planets – or, in this case, other celestial bodies – appear to our vantage from Earth to be close together in the sky. The trio of ...

The moon-planet-star trio are among the brightest objects in our solar system, meaning the impending conjunction should be incredibly easy to spot. A conjunction is an astronomical event in which at ...