Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Summer’s “shooting stars” season gets underway this week ...

Each November, Earth hurtles through a dust cloud left in the inner solar system. The result is the Leonid meteor shower, one of the most famous of the year, which occasionally evolves into “meteor ...

The tradition of making a wish when you see a shooting star has deep roots in popular culture and the spiritual beliefs of various civilizations. Throughout history, stars have been seen not only as ...