Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Ask any stargazer for their top five sights and you’ll ...

A delicate crescent moon pairs with brilliant Venus after sunset Monday, creating one of May 2026’s easiest and most ...

This week in Skywatch, I want to go back to basics when it comes to the moon. So why does the moon change shape? Why is it a crescent on one night, a half-moon another night, and a full moon on yet ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. It’s one of the most beautiful sky sights of all, but bad ...

Look to the west after sunset this week for a spectacular sight, as the razor-thin waxing crescent moon hangs low above the horizon with earthshine bathing its unlit surface in a soft, otherworldly ...

Tonight, on March 24, viewers worldwide will observe the Moon in its lovely waxing crescent phase, with its slender, growing sliver of light illuminating the night sky. Trailing the March 19 new Moon, ...

This week in Starwatch I want to go back to basics when it comes to the moon. So why does the moon change shape? Why is it a crescent on one night, a half-moon another night, and a full moon on yet ...