Sirius, also called the Dog Star, is the brightest star in Earth's night sky. Shining more brilliantly than any other star visible from Earth (excluding our sun, of course), Sirius is outshone only by ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. What is the bright white star in the east right now?

Two bright spots in your dark, pre-sunrise skies could very well be Venus and Jupiter, which are appearing very close together despite being millions of miles apart. Jupiter and Venus will appear at ...

Tonight is "blue moon Eve" (see the May 31 entry for more details). Late tonight, look toward the southeast to see one of the ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, May 15Are you familiar with the constellation Crater the Cup?

As dazzling Venus dominates the evening sky, May is the perfect moment to start a months-long love affair with the brightest planet.

Skywatchers across parts of North America are getting front-row seats to a lunar occultation, where Luna makes one of the brightest stars in the night sky vanish Getty Set your alarms, stargazers! The ...

Skywatchers of ancient times recognized the night sky as a way to measure time. Not only does it seem to revolve around the Earth every night, but it also ...