Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Skywatchers looking east a couple of hours after dark this ...

Discover the highlights of the Northern Hemisphere’s winter night sky with our guide to the top celestial sights to enjoy through binoculars between November 2025 and January 2026. Winter in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Have you seen the “Christmas Star?” Step outside after dark ...

The final ESA/Webb Picture of the Month feature for 2025 showcases a festive-looking region filled with glowing clouds of gas ...

One of the coolest things you can get a child, or even an adult, for Christmas is a telescope. If one of those appeared under the tree, and you want to test it out, you’ll want to ...

I don’t know anyone who isn’t stunned by the brilliance of the winter night sky. At this time of year, the stars seem to sparkle more than at any other, ...

As Santa makes his way across the globe on Christmas Eve, he needs the lightest and brightest displays to guide him through ...

December is the month of the winter solstice, which is often associated with such festivals as the Nativity. Ask people at random and 19 out of 20 will say that it is the birthday of Jesus. Yet, the ...

The best time to hunt for Ursid meteors is from the evening of Dec. 21 straight through to dawn on Dec. 22. The shower's peak ...

On December 2, a nearly Full Moon is scheduled to pass 5° north of Uranus within the constellation Taurus at 10 P.M. EST. Concurrently, a lunar occultation of several stars in the Pleiades cluster ...

A brilliant point of light is rising in the eastern sky soon after dark this month, drawing comparisons to the "Star of Bethlehem." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

The biggest meteor shower of the year is expected to reach its peak on Saturday night, sending hundreds of bright streaks of light across the dark Bay Area sky.