Here’s exactly when, where and how to see a beautiful crescent moon grow in the southwestern sky after dark every night this ...

Meteor showers, eclipses, a planetary parade and 13 full moons will be visible in the night sky in 2026. Here’s when to see them.

It’s shaping up to be another good year of stargazing in the Pacific Northwest. Though the 2025 calendar is devoid of any big solar eclipses or bright comets (though that could change), there are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Skywatchers will have plenty to look at on Christmas Day, ...

On Sunday, July 20, 2025, a rare and mesmerizing astronomical event will captivate early risers across North America. The waning crescent moon, which will be just 24% illuminated, will pass directly ...

“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 ...

A partial solar eclipse swept across the face of the sun on Sept. 21, mesmerizing stargazers with a dramatic display of orbital mechanics that saw the curved silhouette of the lunar disk turn the ...