Behold, the giants! The Hubble Space Telescope has completed a decade of observing Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

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

Step outside tonight and cast your eyes to the sky - and you should be treated to the sight of the planet Venus shining ...

A few days later on January 17-18, Venus and Saturn will get close in the sky for a conjunction. NASA says the two planets will be just two degrees apart in the evening sky. All the while, Mars will ...

January 2025 offers a series of spectacular celestial events for stargazers. The month kicks off with the Quadrantid meteor ...

Some stargazers are calling it a planetary parade: Every other planet in our solar system can be seen in the sky tonight.

From a total lunar eclipse to meteor showers to space probes, 2025 will be stellar for celestial viewing. Those and more will ...

The new year will be a busy one in the night sky with celestial sights of all types for everyone to enjoy, many of which can ...

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

A year of discovery awaits, with missions poised to reveal new insights about our home planet, solar system, galaxy, and ...

Formerly the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, the observatory was renamed in 2020 to honor Vera Rubin, who died at 88 in 2016 ...