Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Go outside any time after sunset tonight, and you will not ...

One of the brightest stars in the night sky, Betelgeuse, may not be on the brink of exploding as a supernova, according to a new study of the star's brightening and dimming. Instead, recent research ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two bright spots in your dark, pre-sunrise skies could very well be Venus and Jupiter, which are appearing very close together ...

Made up of three of summer’s brightest stars, the Summer Triangle is an easy starting point for exploring—and ...