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 ...

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?

Skywatchers across parts of North America are getting front-row seats to a lunar occultation, where Luna makes one of the brightest stars in the night sky vanish Regulus, one of the brightest stars in ...

If you've looked up at the night sky this month, you've probably spotted a single bright point of light that outshines everything around it. And while it's sometimes referred to as the "Star of ...

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Visibility and timing depend on your exact location, with the event unfolding between roughly 8:40 and 10:05 p.m. EST for those in the viewing zone On Monday, Feb. 2, a rare celestial alignment will ...