If you set your alarm clock for 4 a.m. local time this week and head outside to a location with a clear and unobstructed view of the eastern horizon, you'll be able to catch sight of the two brightest ...

From a rare daytime Jupiter occultation to Venus glimmering at its peak and the autumn Harvest Moon, September’s skies offer ...

The June evening sky this year is exceptionally interesting. A spectacular gathering of three planets, two bright stars, plus, later this month, a slender crescent moon, will be the chief celestial ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This month, it's all about Venus and Jupiter. Over the next ...

A planetary conjunction is an astronomical event in which at least two planets appear to our vantage from Earth to be close together in the sky. Venus and Jupiter are making their close approaches to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The positions of three planets this weekend, about 45 ...

Next week's event will mark the second of three occultations that Venus will undergo this year.

Jupiter and Venus are visible tonight, reaching their closest approach as the two brightest planets appear unusually close together in the western sky after sunset. Skywatchers in New Jersey can spot ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. September 6: The Moon and Mars in Gemini Venus ...

Venus and Jupiter are about to get up close and personal in our skies. The two planets – the brightest in our solar system – have been steadily approaching each other for the past several August ...