This January, the night sky offers a stunning display featuring the Quadrantid meteor shower and a rare alignment of four bright planets visible in a single view. Witness Mars at opposition, shining ...

The universe is a boundless stage for cosmic events that captivate astronomers and stargazers alike. Among these pheno ...

The familiar zodiac constellations are defined by Earth’s motion around the sun, but they don’t define your fate ...

The Quadrantids’ radiant lies in the now-defunct constellation Quadrans Muralis, a region of the sky occupied by Boötes. It’s ...

It's a new year and that means new astronomy events to look out for. Here's what you can see from Australia in 2025.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe skimmed the sun on Christmas Eve and lived to tell the tale. The heat-hardened spacecraft made its closest solar flyby yet at 6:53 a.m. EST on December 24. It came within 6.1 ...

Three supermoons will light up 2025's calendar, with the largest occurring on November 5. These events include the Hunter's Moon on October 7, the Beaver Moon on November 5, and the Cold Moon on ...

In 2025, the sky will be illuminated by 12 full Moons, plenty of meteor showers, four eclipses and three Supermoons. Here's a ...

From Northern Lights to total lunar eclipses, these are the 10 events astrophotographers should shoot this year ...

Welcome to WTOP’s inaugural monthly feature of “What’s up in the sky?” Here’s what D.C. stargazers can watch for regarding ...

Witness a lunar occultation of both Mars and the Pleiades; plus, Mars reaches opposition and Venus and Saturn sit close ...

The brighter planet will pass 2.2° north of Saturn on Jan. 18 ... approaching last quarter phase when it would be half full and 90°, or a quarter-circle, west of the sun, is found 7° to the upper ...