Grace Van Patten and Jackson White's on and offscreen chemistry can be explained by their zodiac signs. Here's a look at ...

If you look toward the eastern horizon just before dawn on a clear moonless night, you should see a ghostly white glow ...

From a rare lunar occultation of Regulus and a six-planet parade to an annular solar eclipse, there will be plenty going on in the night sky in February 2026.

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to head out on a clear moonless night to see one ...

NASA has scheduled the launch for the Artemis II moon rocket for no earlier than Feb. 8. WTOP will have details on the ...

The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including six visible planets, an annular solar eclipse, and the Milky Way’s bright core returning to view in the Northern Hemisphere.

Lying between Mars and Jupiter is a massive ring of rock debris—the asteroid belt. Now thin, it’s fading away gradually. In a new study, planetary scientist Julio A. Fernández of Uruguay’s Universidad ...

Astronomy magazine's Editor Emeritus, Dave Eicher, encourages pre-dawn observation of the zodiacal light. The zodiacal light is described as having a triangular, inverted cone-like appearance.

We've barely ticked over into September and yet this month promises to dazzle both seasoned astronomers and casual skygazers allike. From a rare lunar eclipse to a planetary opposition and the annual ...

“What’s up in the sky?” is a recurring feature and publishes on the first of every month. You can find it on WTOP’s The Space Place. Email Greg your space questions and he might answer them in the ...

Night sky lovers have been getting all kinds of treats in the last month: A Perseid meteor shower that’s included fireballs, and a rare “Black Moon” that gave us a really dark sky - all the better to ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...