Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...
Enjoy a post-dinner stargazing session as the first-quarter moon, Saturn and the season's brightest stars light up the ...
We’ve been receiving calls into the WTOP Newsroom reporting phenomena in the skies that people can’t explain — but our space expert can.
As a space reporter for The New York Times, I follow what’s happening in the stars, including eclipses, meteor showers and ...
Skygazers will be able to spot the Orion constellation in the Northern Hemisphere’s southern sky by 9 p.m. tonight ...
The darkness of the night sky is one of the universe’s greatest deceptions. According to an ancient paradox, an infinite universe should be ablaze with starlight. This video reveals the modern ...
Chile’s Atacama Desert is one of the darkest spots on Earth, a crown jewel for astronomers who flock to study the origins of ...
With plans for up to half a million new satellites in orbit, a new form of pollution threatens astronomy and our ancient ...