July will be packed with cosmic activity. Mercury, the fastest-moving planet in our solar system, will make a rare and optimal appearance, providing a chance to spot it near the western horizon.

Saturn reigns supreme when it comes to the number of moons orbiting any solar system planet. Including the 128 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Early risers are this week being treated to the sight of a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights ...

February brings several special events, including a rare "occultation," and a planetary parade of six planets.

Moon watchers will have plenty to enjoy in 2026 with three supermoons and two lunar eclipses during the year. Each month brings its own full moon, and each has its own name and traditions, based on ...

One of the lowest-hanging full moons of the year will be visible tonight in the sign of Capricorn as the Mercury Retrograde nears. Here's everything to know about July's buck moon and what it means. A ...

July will be a busy month in the cosmos. The month will kick off with Mercury at its greatest eastern elongation, followed by the Buck Moon, and will conclude with the Delta Aquariid meteor shower.