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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronomers have observed a faint blue star near the red supergiant star Betelgeuse ...

Sirius, also called the Dog Star, is the brightest star in Earth's night sky. Shining more brilliantly than any other star visible from Earth (excluding our sun, of course), Sirius is outshone only by ...

According to our recent weather forecasts, the return of Red-winged Blackbirds, and sights of robins, spring is here. However ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, March 13Look north this evening a couple hours after sunset and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. What is the bright white star in the east right now?

A space reporter traveled to Upper Michigan, where she rediscovered a sense of cosmic wonder. The view of the stars from a dark sky preserve in southern Michigan.Credit...Emily Elconin for The New ...

On a cool night in August, more than 100 people gathered in a dark corner on Frisco Main Street. The lights at the Frisco Historic Park were out. Phones were tucked away, out of sight. People lay on ...