Our Milky Way galaxy is a cannibal. You might wonder what would happen if our disk-shaped spiral galaxy were to one day collide with Andromeda, which is over twice the size of the Milky Way.

How would you like to see the farthest thing visible to the naked eye? It’s possible, but you’ll need to bundle up and sit back on a lawn chair. Your neighbors may think you’ve cracked up sitting out ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Here comes a splendid week for stargazing. The final few ...

In this illustrated and comprehensive guide, we point our eyes skyward towards the celestial heavens to explore the star constellations in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Star ...

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to go stargazing at a dark sky site, away from light pollution. One of my favorite deep sky objects to locate, with just my eyes, is the Andromeda galaxy. The ...

As summer moves on to fall, there is a series of amazing objects to ponder and view in a basic pair of binoculars. The best way to help locate many of these objects, is to take advantage of the free ...

FARGO — Go outside on a clear night in early winter and look up. Everything you can see — all the stars, the planets, the shooting stars, the northern lights — is contained within the Milky Way galaxy ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Clear skies with comfortable conditions and no moon interference are the perfect opportunity to check out the night sky. This month is your last chance to see our closet neighbor ...

This week, the moon will be setting earlier in the evenings. This will allow for a darker sky overnight this week as the moon rises in the mornings and sets by early evenings. The moon sets at 6:16 pm ...

Named for the constellation in which it appears, the Triangulum Galaxy (M33) is the third largest member of the Milky Way’s Local Group of galaxies. Only the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way are ...