Summer is a time when many amateur astronomers go into a kind of hibernation. Depending on your latitude, the night sky doesn’t get dark enough to see the faint stars and beautiful deep-sky objects ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. If you're in the northern hemisphere and it's been a clear ...

Curious about clouds? Well, you’re in the right place. We’re going to break down the basic types of clouds including cirrus, cumulus, stratus and cumulonimbus. Some you will see on a blue sky day ...