Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Early risers are this week being treated to the sight of a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here's what it means and what to know. Three to four times a year, the planet Mercury appears to travel backward across the sky — ...

In August 2025, skywatchers will be treated to a planet parade like no other, with six planets and the Moon visible in the early morning sky. This grand celestial display will include Mercury, Venus, ...

Spring started cosmically shaky, but over the past month, the planets have helped all zodiac signs regain their footing. Now that April’s showers have washed away some of the intensity that kicked off ...

The “planet parade” happening all week will enter its most photogenic phase on Tuesday, Aug. 19, as Mercury becomes more prominent and the moon wanes to a slim crescent. All this week, four planets ...

On July 4, there will be an uncommonly good opportunity to get a glimpse of Mercury, the smallest, speediest planet in our solar system. Named after the Roman god known for his winged feet and swift ...

You can spot up to 100 shooting stars an hour during the meteor shower's peak.

Mercury's barren surface has led to the planet being labeled as "dead," but signs of geological activity say otherwise. Bright streaks known as "lineae," which can be seen on slopes across the planet, ...

The first major planetary alignment of 2026 will take shape after sunset at the end of the month, when six planets line up with the moon in the evening sky. On Saturday, Feb. 28, Mercury, Venus, ...

Amid zooming fireballs in the sky from the three active meteor showers, including Perseid, and the new moon rising in Leo on July 24th, there is more to watch; Mercury is in retrograde right now. Here ...