Eyes to the sky for August's Sturgeon Moon, a continuing trio of meteor showers, a conjunction of the two brightest planets in the sky, and a predawn 'planet parade'. The First Quarter Moon occurs ...

The Northern Lights which are also known as the aurora borealis, are a spectacular natural light display that occurs in the night sky, primarily in high-latitude regions around the Arctic. Their ...

The morning sky boasts the two brightest planets. Jupiter rises soon after midnight and is well up in the south-southeast sky ...

September is the Autumnal Equinox — the beginning of fall — in the Northern Hemisphere. Here’s a look at “What’s up in the sky” in the D.C. region this month.

May 2025: What’s in the sky this month? Catch your last views of Jupiter and enjoy the annual Eta Aquariid meteor shower early in the month.

Skywatchers who saw the Venus-Jupiter conjunction saw the start of an upcoming "planet parade" in the eastern sky. Here's ...

“What’s up in the sky?” is a recurring feature and publishes on the first of every month. You can find it on WTOP’s The Space Place. Email Greg your space questions and he might answer ...

What could we choose as the seven most remarkable celestial objects visible either with our eyes or with a small telescope?

April 2025: What’s in the sky this month? The planets offer great views, while the annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks in the month’s third week as a springtime treat.