Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This week, the moon quietly exits the sky — opening the way ...

NASA is preparing astronauts for a return to the Moon by training them underwater in a massive swimming pool at the Johnson Space Center. Known as the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, the facility uses ...

The Paradox of Purpose The idea that purpose must be grand leads to stress and feelings of inadequacy. The key is to focus on “little” purpose: those tiny moments in which you are most alive. By ...

At CES 2026, smart home pool cleaning robot company Beatbot has announced a new, self-cleaning pool robot system, called the AquaSense X, that it says uses AI to identify up to 40 common types of pool ...

If there's one thing space lovers and star gazers can be excited about in 2026, it's the opportunity to see the Blood Moon in full eclipse — the last time folks will be able to see it for another ...

On the evening of January 6, observers are directed to locate the Moon. Proximate to the Moon, Regulus (Alpha Leonis), exhibiting an apparent magnitude of 1.3, will be visible. The angular separation ...

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As 2026 begins, so comes the first supermoon of the year. There will be a total of three supermoons this year. Every night from January 2 – 4, the super Wolf Moon can be seen in the eastern sky as the ...

The first full moon of 2026 will appear in night skies this weekend, as one of the biggest and brightest of the year. Here's what to know about January's supermoon. January's full moon, dubbed "the ...