December nights are the longest — and often some of the coldest — of the year. While some may dread December’s darkness, Colorado astronomy guide Mark Laurin — who is better known as Astro Mark — said ...

When you look up at the night sky and spot a bright streak of light racing across it, you’re witnessing one of nature’s most mesmerising events — a meteor, often called a “shooting star.” Despite the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. When is the Geminid meteor shower? The most prolific and ...

As the night sky stretches across the winter horizon on December 21-22, skywatchers have a chance to catch a glimpse of the Ursid meteor shower in full swing. Active from the 13th December to the 26th ...