We have known for a while that the Milky Way is full of homeless worlds. Rogue planets, free-floating planets—call them what ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. After last week’s New Supermoon, the night sky springs back ...

A distant 'exomoon' the size of Jupiter is changing how we think about the cosmos.

A yellow-orange full moon with antler-like horns rises behind a castle on a hillside in a dark sky. The July full "Buck Moon" rises tonight to lead Saturn, Mars and Mercury in a spectacular mini ...

The upcoming year will offer a blood-red moon, spectacular meteor showers and the first glimpse of the sun’s corona since April 2024 Look up throughout the year to catch a wide array of astronomical ...

If you’re looking for a reason to step outside after sunset or before sunrise this week, the night sky has several highlights ...

Amateur astronomers (who're you calling amateur?) and casual skywatchers alike are in for a treat this month as the night sky transforms into a pretty busy playground. From a rare six-planet alignment ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The moon will this Saturday, Aug. 16, join a “planet parade” ...