The darkness of the night sky results from the finite, expanding universe, where light from distant stars has not yet reached ...

The November full moon put on a magnificent show for stargazers on Nov. 5, as the largest and brightest supermoon of 2025 ...

Editor's note: The first supermoon of 2025 has come and gone, putting on a dramatic display as it loomed large over the eastern horizon at sunset on Oct. 6, before soaring high to flood the night sky ...

A stargazer in Yorkshire, England, enjoys the view as the Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. (Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images) Two meteor showers will dazzle the night sky this month, ...

Sky-gazers will be able to enjoy October’s dazzling full moon — known as a harvest moon — at peak illumination tonight. And it’s not just any full moon; it will be a supermoon, which is when it’s at ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, October 31This Halloween, peer into the Ghost's Goblet, a young ...

A rare glow will dominate the night sky this October, setting the stage for a month of cosmic theater. Stargazers across North America will first look up on Monday, Oct. 6, and Tuesday, Oct. 7, when a ...

The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including two galaxies visible to the naked eye and a rare glimpse of the innermost planet. A cormorant crosses the face of the full moon in ...

“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 them in the ...