For as long as humans have looked upward, the night sky has been our compass, calendar, and canvas. From farmers sowing seeds by using lunar cycles to sailors steering across oceans by looking at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. As autumn nights grow longer, one of the sky’s brightest ...

A space reporter traveled to Upper Michigan, where she rediscovered a sense of cosmic wonder. The view of the stars from a dark sky preserve in southern Michigan.Credit...Emily Elconin for The New ...

As a space scientist, every time I go outside with my family, I tell my children to look up at the sky. The front door of our home looks southeast, and on winter nights the constellation Orion hangs ...

Hoping for a glimpse of the Milky Way? These user-friendly apps help stargazers learn more about objects in the sky, check visibility for prime Milky Way viewing, or even locate the International ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Each month, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights ...

Each spring, amateur astronomers attempt the ultimate stargazing challenge—an overnight quest to spot every galaxy, nebula, and star cluster in Charles Messier’s famous catalog.

A series of striking celestial events will unfold in the night sky during the second half of March 2026. From rare planetary ...

The manuscript pages have been very carefully handled before scanning. (Jacqueline Ramseyer Orrell/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Researchers are painstakingly reconstructing the oldest-known ...

Everything you absolutely need to know about selecting, using and optimizing your astrophotography equipment for the best possible astrophotos, from smartphones, to telescopes and mirrorless cameras.