Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Early risers on Sunday, June 22, are in for a pre-dawn treat ...

Look to the east in the hours preceding sunrise on Aug. 20 to see a thin crescent moon rendezvous with Venus and Jupiter to form a celestial triangle in the predawn sky. Want to see the planets of the ...

The Moon is now situated between magnitude 1.1 Saturn and magnitude –4.5 Venus in the east an hour before dawn. If you were outside yesterday morning, you’ll note that the Moon is now a thinner ...

As the lunar cycle draws closer to its conclusion, skywatchers tonight will witness one of the moon’s quietest phases, the Waning Crescent. On Thursday, September 19, the moon will appear only 5 per ...

Early birds were treated to a cool sight in the sky the morning of Sept. 19. The waning crescent moon will appear nestled close to Venus and Regulus, one of the brightest stars in the constellation ...

Will you a “Smiley Face” moon in the sky tomorrow morning? A crescent-shaped moon will appear in pre-dawn sky Friday, April 25, along with two planets, Venus and Saturn. Images have spread on social ...