The revolutionary Vera C. Rubin Observatory will unveil new insights about our universe—and you can catch a first look at a ...

Universe's 'missing' matter found! "People are going to be amazed at what we're able to see already." ...

Today marks the start of Northern Hemisphere summer, and also offers a chance to view night-glowing clouds if you’re lucky.

Dubbed the Strawberry Moon, June's full moon will ride lower in the sky than usual because of what scientists call a "major ...

However, any planetary alignment seen from Europa — any view of the night sky at all, for that matter — would look nothing like what we are used to looking up and seeing here on Earth.

When we look up at the night sky, how bright the planets appear depends on how close they are at that precise moment in time. At the end of February, all the planets will be close enough to Earth ...

It's been a pretty good decade so far for witnessing cosmic events. As well as the total solar eclipse and the Sun approaching its peak in activity, creating stunning auroras on Earth, we will ...

Looking at the night sky can, paradoxically, feel grounding; this is, of course, not to mention that interpreting constellations has been a rich source of navigation and storytelling for thousands ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. From our perspective here in the Solar System, it makes absolute ...

But for centuries the darkness of the night sky had astronomers stumped. They called the puzzle Olber’s Paradox. Distant stars look weak, and very distant stars shine too dimly for you to see ...

While it’s great that people are looking up at the night sky, the truth is, the difference between a supermoon and a regular moon isn’t easy enough for you and I to pick out. Sure ...