If you’re outside today at sunset, look about one-third of the way above the western horizon. You’ll see brilliant Venus appear to touch the darkened upper right limb of the crescent moon. NASA says ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Venus (L) and Jupiter (R) rise together in a rare ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This article is more than 5 years old. The waxing crescent ...

Sometimes we astronomers toss around terms that we consider to be "obvious" — and to us they are — but people who hear or read our words often wonder just what the heck we're talking about. One ...