As summer evenings stretch longer and the air hums with warmth, the night sky prepares a dazzling display for those who know to look up. This week, the cosmos invites us into its theater of wonder, ...

Oregon stargazers have plenty of reasons to look up throughout August – a month marked by meteor showers, planetary conjunctions, and even a visible nebula. A formation known as the "dumbbell nebula" ...

Stargazers hoping to catch sight of August's Venus-Jupiter Conjunction should keep their eyes to the skies on Tuesday morning. From Earth, both planets shine the brightest and will appear together ...

In a celestial spectacle that delighted early risers across much of the Northern Hemisphere, Venus and Jupiter appeared to “kiss” in the dawn sky on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, as part of a rare ...

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 ...

Prepare for a spectacular 2026 skywatching calendar featuring a total solar eclipse, brilliant meteor showers, and a massive ...

Stargazers are in for a celestial treat this September, with Saturn taking centerstage, a striking conjunction gracing the morning sky, and the autumnal equinox marking the change of seasons, NASA ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Venus and Mars, planet Earth's two closest neighbors, have been inching ever closer to each other during the month of July. Monday night, they promise to put on a show, appearing at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Everyone’s talking about the “rare planetary alignment.” Are ...