Hunting for aurorae is one of the most accessible forms of visual astronomy. To see the northern lights, all you have to do is find a good dark-sky site, a clear horizon, and look north — in the ...

Blink and you might miss your chance to see this once-in-a-lifetime comet. Here's how to make sure you catch a glimpse. When you think about once-in-a-lifetime events, you probably think of weddings, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, is one of the most spectacular ...

The night sky might be on the brink of gaining a brand-new star for a few weeks. T Coronae Borealis, also known as the "Blaze Star" or T CrB, is a binary star system located about 3,000 light-years ...

The April 2024 total solar eclipse across North America is fast approaching! Being in the shadow of the Moon and taking in the incredible view of the Sun’s corona is an unforgettable experience.

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is nearing Earth and getting brighter. By Katrina Miller Katrina Miller last wrote about a comet — Pons-Brooks — in April. Look up, stargazers: A comet discovered last year is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This image of Jupiter from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope ...

It was early January 2025 when a faint light spot was observed at the Mt. Lemmon Observatory in Arizona. Follow-up observations revealed that the object was a comet visiting from the outer edge of the ...

The sun’s getting feisty. Our star is nearing (or even at) the peak in its magnetic cycle, which means lots of solar storms—such as the big one that lit up the skies with auroras in May—as well as ...

What exactly is observation, when does it start, and how does it develop? Here’s a big tip: The best observers are less-opinionated. If you operate with opinions, you observe to confirm or refute them ...