Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Saturn is already visible in the post-sunset night sky, but it will ...

As New Year’s Day fades, a young moon hangs in the southwest near Venus and Mars. And as the sun sets on the last day of January, a young moon again visits the planets, this time coming much ...

It’s almost on the other side of the sun from us right ... the planet really is less than half as bright as it can be at other times. Rest assured, Saturn’s magnificent rings are still there!

Venus and Saturn will perform a dazzling ... It just so happens that the bright planets are currently visible from the night side of Earth. Venus is currently in its “evening star” apparition ...