Tonight the sky is staging a compact, graceful performance: a slender crescent moon sliding in beside Saturn, with distant Neptune completing a rare triple alignment. For a few hours after sunset and ...

Roughly every 378 days, Saturn swings into opposition, appearing up to 30% brighter and staying visible from dusk until dawn. The night sky is full of quiet wonders, but once a year Saturn steps into ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. When is the best time to look at a planet? On Sunday, Sept.

If you’re a fellow stargazer, then chances are you’re no stranger to the planet Saturn. Ask anyone about this planet, and you’ll probably hear a collective groan, but what if I told you that Saturn ...