Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The crescent moon and Venus are pictured in Bangkok on March ...

It may not seem like much when you read a description, but once you see one with your own eyes, you’ll understand why it’s so special. I’m referring to the phenomenon astronomers know as a lunar ...

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Thursday night's Full Flower Moon is going to occult, or cover the bright star Antares, over a wide area — including D.C. and other cities in the area. (WTOP/Greg Redfern) Greetings from cruise ship ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Look up at the sky on Monday, Feb. 2, and you may notice a certain bright star is hidden from view. This special celestial event — ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Until now, astronomers have used telescopes to find Kuiper Belt objects (KBOs), moon-sized bodies, and obtain their spectra to determine what types of ices are on their surface.