Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky.

Venus and Saturn are set to align with the crescent moon on Friday morning in a rare astronomical event. Stargazers will be ...

The agency said that key components of the ambitious project, including the Long March 10 heavy-lift carrier rocket, the ...

Dazzling streams of shooting stars will light up the night sky when ... Amateur astronomers can also spot a plethora of planets and a full moon during select cloud-free nights.

When the Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak, it will be spring's first chance to see shooting stars. The Lyrids have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky.

A crescent moon rises over Tynemouth Priory on the ... name from the constellation of Lyra the Harp, from which the shooting stars appear to originate. Meteor showers, or shooting stars, are ...

Cloudless nights when the moon wanes smallest are optimal viewing opportunities. And keep looking up, not down. Your eyes will be better adapted to spot shooting stars if you aren’t checking ...