Earth is literally losing some of its shine. New readings from NASA’s long‑running satellite missions show that the planet is reflecting slightly less sunlight back into space, a subtle shift that ...

On December 3, the Moon reaches perigee, its closest orbital point to Earth, followed by a Full Moon (the December Cold Moon) at 6:14 P.M. EST. This event is identified as a Super Moon, concluding a ...

Get ready stargazers, the final full moon of 2025 rises tonight! Here's what to expect when the "Cold Supermoon" looms large over the eastern horizon at sunset on Dec. 4. The exact moment of ...

Early risers across North America and Europe may spot a bright, silent light gliding across the Christmas sky — and it just ...

This month will bring some striking celestial sights, including one of the year’s best meteor showers and a glowing Saturn-moon pairing. December’s “cold moon”—seen here rising above Whitby Abbey in ...

The Saturnian system features multiple observational events, including Iapetus's superior conjunction, a transit of Titan, and various close apparent passes among its inner moons (Dione, Rhea, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Skywatchers looking east a couple of hours after dark this ...

Congressional leaders on Sunday released the text of the national defense and security package, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The budget for the Department of Defense is $8 billion ...

Ukraine has successfully developed an AI-driven anti-drone gun—the next step in the race between drone and anti-drone warfare, and one that other nations are certain to copy. Russia’s war against ...

With major eclipses, brilliant supermoons, and lineups of five or more planets, 2026 offers something awe-inspiring in every season. Here’s what to watch for. Solar prominences and their associated ...

The newest chapter in the saga of the Na’vi people continues to build their highly detailed world. Here’s a guide to catch you up on the developments.

Probing the unease lurking beneath domestic comfort, the New York musician’s second album uses warm, melodic folk as the backdrop to something stranger and more macabre. As early as the second track, ...