Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. What is the bright white star in the east right now?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Have you seen the “Christmas Star?” Step outside after dark ...

The beginning of winter is a great time to be taking up astronomy, with long dark nights and a multitude of bright stars on display. But the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe was treated to a much finer ...