In the distant space out beyond the orbit of Jupiter lurks a strange object. Its name is Chiron, a type of outer Solar System body known as a centaur. But even among its fellow centaurs, Chiron is ...

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

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

HONOLULU (KHON2) — In 2025, Hawai ʻ i will experience numerous opportunities for skywatchers to observe a variety of ...

The new year opens with a better than average meteor shower and a great display of planets, including a six-planet alignment.

But later – hundreds of millions of years in the future – a permanent, virtually ringless Saturn will become real, thanks to ...

Quadrantids Meteor Shower Predicted Peak0 Planet Parade Begins3 Full Wolf Moon6 Mars at Opposition A new year means it’s time ...

The 2025 stargazing guide includes Venus at it brightest, a sunrise solar eclipse and three supermoons. Here are all the ...

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

Summer nights mean late sunsets and lingering twilight, but January exceeds expectations with fine views of Venus, Jupiter, ...

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

A telescope reveals Saturn’s closing rings, 4° from edgewise on Jan. 7, through 3° on Jan. 28. • Very faint magnitude 7.8 Neptune in Pisces; and 5.7 magnitude Uranus, within reach of binoculars near ...