Venus, Jupiter and Mercury headline May's skywatching, with stunning moon pairings and a three-planet display.

May’s sky features not one but two full moons as well as the dazzling Eta Aquarids meteor shower. Here’s when to look up for ...

Tonight is "blue moon Eve" (see the May 31 entry for more details). Late tonight, look toward the southeast to see one of the ...

Well, May 2026 has a packed calendar for anyone who loves looking up. Here are the celestial wonders that will avail ...

A rare combination of lunar events, planetary alignments, and deep-sky visibility is set to transform May’s night sky into ...

Stargazers can also look forward to a crescent moon pairing with Venus and a return of the colorful galactic core of the ...

North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead, which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern ...

The concept of “two-eyed seeing” is alive and well at these astrotourism hot spots, where travelers have the opportunity to ...

On a chilly yet beautifully clear evening last November, I sat on a video call with colleagues and happened to mention the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Anyone can be a master stargazer. Some think the night sky’s ...