Three celestial bodies are preparing to meet up for one night in September in a cosmic party that should be widely visible in the sky. What makes the close approach of the objects so special this time ...

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 ...

A celestial event called a conjunction featured the moon, Venus, and the star Regulus on Sept. 19. The trio will still be shining on Sept. 20, but Venus and Regulus will be further from the moon. The ...

This article first appeared on Wired.com. On August 10, six planets — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune — will line up in an arc in the night sky. Four of these planets — Mercury, ...

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). Check my main feed for more in-depth articles ...

Three celestial bodies are preparing to meet up for one night in September in a cosmic party that should be widely visible in the sky. The moon and Venus will soon be joined by the star Regulus for a ...

The moon-planet-star trio are among the brightest objects in our solar system, meaning the impending conjunction should be incredibly easy to spot. A conjunction is an astronomical event in which at ...

Three celestial bodies will be meeting up for one night in September in a cosmic party that should be widely visible in the sky, including in Kentucky. What makes the close approach of the objects so ...