The 48%-lit moon will appear roughly halfway up the southern sky in the hours following sunset. Saturn will show up as a ...

As the nights get shorter and the evenings get cool, one brilliant star in the southern sky softly signals the beginning of autumn. It is Fomalhaut, a very bright and easily seen star in the evening ...

Back in my youth, one of the astronomers I had the good fortune to befriend was the great Bart Bok (1906–1983). This was near the end of his life, long after he had revolutionized our understanding of ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The bright novas V572 Velorum (left) and V462 Lupi (right) are currently visible in the southern ...

This month's full Strawberry Moon rides low across the southern sky via livestream on June 11. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

The July full moon, also known as the Buck Moon, reached its full phase at 4:37 P.M. EDT. This full moon exhibited an unusually southerly position, approximately 7° further south than its typical ...

Now is a good time to take up a tough challenge in the southern sky. For the next few days while the moon sets in the early evening, try to get a good southern horizon — preferably not overlooking the ...

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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Shooting stars associated with the shower will appear to emanate from a patch of sky — known as a ...

“What’s up in the sky?” is a recurring feature and publishes on the first of every month. You can find it on WTOP’s The Space Place. Email Greg your space questions and he might answer them in the ...

Keep your eyes on the skies from Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, and you might see an unusual cosmic convergence: two meteor showers, the Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids, ...