LOS ANGELES - Skywatchers are in for a holiday treat, as Jupiter and Saturn are set to cross paths in the night sky. The phenomenon is nicknamed the "Christmas star" and the vibrant planetary ...

With the summer sun preparing to bathe the Southern Hemisphere in golden daylight, the skies of the Northern Hemisphere are being shrouded in inky darkness. Though this darkness is on our side. The ...

You’ll want to look up at the night sky Monday, because the much-anticipated “Christmas Star” is set to be at its brightest. The “Christmas Star” in a nickname that’s been given to the astronomical ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Traveling faster than a speeding bullet 250 miles above your ...

In the run up to Christmas, carols fill the air. Many have an astronomical twist, singing of the "Christmas Star" from the story of the nativity. Described in the Gospel of Matthew, the star guided ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Have you seen the “Christmas Star?” Step outside after dark ...