Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...

The hours following sunset on Dec. 25 offer a wealth of naked-eye astronomy targets that can put even the most glitzy ...

A 14%-illuminated waxing crescent moon will hang low in the southwest tonight, soon after sunset, still in Capricorn, with ...

On Christmas night, Jupiter will be one of the brightest objects in the sky — and a  stand-in for the mythical “Christmas ...

A simple guide to the Dec. 25, 2025 night sky, with viewing tips for the moon, bright planets, and familiar winter stars ...

The moon will appear brighter and larger than a typical full moon, a visual effect that occurs when a full moon is near its ...

We’ve been receiving calls into the WTOP Newsroom reporting phenomena in the skies that people can’t explain — but our space expert can. Night time sky gazers can see meteors — bright and dim, ...

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The summer months offer a great time to view the night sky. Starting this weekend and into next week, there is a great opportunity to view a nighttime double-header, the unique alignment of six ...

Snow Canyon State Park is now officially an International Dark Sky Destination, the Division of State Parks announced Sunday morning.

Tiffany Nash Effinger of Bakersville in the N.C. mountains provided a photo and video of the March 22, 2025, fireball to the American Meteor Society. TIFFANY NASH EFFINGER/SCREENSHOT OF FIREBALL VIDEO ...