This year promises to be a spectacular one for skywatchers, offering an exceptional mix of planetary alignments, eclipses, ...

The new moon on January 18, 2026, will bring one of the darkest and clearest nights of the year, giving skywatchers an ideal ...

On February 28, we will see not one, not two, but six planets in the evening sky. Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, January 23Pluto reaches conjunction with the Sun at 5 A.M. EST.

In February, you’ll be able to see Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mercury with the naked eye, but you’ll need binoculars or a ...

After a year featuring a brilliant green comet, a rare eclipse at sunrise, perfect views of the planets, a traveler from deep ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. January 23: The Moon visits Saturn and Neptune ...

I hope you had the chance to tune in to WTOP on Saturday for our live team coverage of the Artemis II rollout.

Skygazers who look up at the moon tonight may be able to spot Saturn below it. Here's when and how to spot the conjunction.

Skygazers who look up at the moon tonight may be able to spot Saturn below it. Here's when and how to spot the conjunction in ...

The upcoming year will offer a blood-red moon, spectacular meteor showers and the first glimpse of the sun’s corona since ...

Astronomers have detected a massive, lonely world drifting through the darkness without a star to call home. This Saturn-sized rogue planet was discovered by an international team of scientists using ...