Tonight the sky is staging a compact, graceful performance: a slender crescent moon sliding in beside Saturn, with distant ...

Jupiter reaches opposition, making it brighter and larger than at any other time this year. A rare transit of its moon Callisto adds to the event, visible with binoculars or a small telescope.

On 23 January 2026, the Moon, Saturn and Neptune will appear close together in the night sky. This alignment is known as ...

Jupiter reaches opposition once a year, when Earth passes directly between it and the Sun, creating the best possible viewing […] ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Traveling faster than a speeding bullet 250 miles above your ...

On Jan. 10, the planet Jupiter will make its brightest appearance of the year ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. If you have yet to see late summer’s “planet parade,” this ...

Saturn will put on a show for professional and backyard astromers alike, and be the brightest and closest it has been to Earth all year. On Sunday, Sept. 21, Saturn will be at opposition, meaning the ...

Rumen Rachev receives funding from Edith Cowan University (ECU) through the Vice-Chancellor's PhD Scholarship, under the project Staging Weather led by Dr Jo Pollitt. He is also a Higher Degree by ...