The sun is a great skywatching target but you should NEVER look at it without protection. Here we explain how to view the sun ...

Venus, Jupiter and Mercury are due to form a planet parade in June visible across the US. What to know, including the date ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, is one of the most spectacular ...

As Artemis 2 nears Earth and the mission prepares to splash down tomorrow evening at 8:07 P.M. EDT, Friday morning presents a great (and last) chance to spot the incoming spacecraft with your ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A brightening comet is becoming easier to see before sunrise ...

The sun’s getting feisty. Our star is nearing (or even at) the peak in its magnetic cycle, which means lots of solar storms—such as the big one that lit up the skies with auroras in May—as well as ...

With the gas giants now close to their best, here are the best refractors, Maksutov-Cassegrain and Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes to help you see Saturn’s rings and the cloud bands of Jupiter. When you ...