Stargazers will in one week have a chance to spot Saturn and the moon sharing a section of the night sky in what's known as a ...

Is the moon a star or a planet? The correct answer is "neither," but that's not the consensus reached when the argument comes up in this funny TV clip. During a recent show for the QVC shopping ...

Unfortunately for planet hunters, Mercury, Venus and Mars are all too close to the sun to observe; they will come out of the ...

If you were up early enough on Friday, Sept. 19, you may have noticed the bright star shining next to the crescent moon in the morning sky. The upcoming conjunction will be a party between the moon – ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The 4-day-old waxing crescent Moon. (Photo by: Alan ...

Crystals hidden in Australia’s oldest rocks have revealed new clues about how Earth and the Moon formed. The study suggests ...

Sky-gazers can catch a glimpse of the full moon at its peak illumination this week. August’s full moon, also called the sturgeon moon, will be visible from Friday night into the early hours of ...

The upcoming year will offer a blood-red moon, spectacular meteor showers and the first glimpse of the sun’s corona since ...

Skygazers in the Empire State will soon have the chance to see Saturn and our moon share a section of the night sky. The ...