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 on ...

April's celestial events include prominent evening sightings of Jupiter (decreasing in observable altitude throughout the month), a still-bright Mars nearing the Beehive Cluster (M44), and a ...

“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 ...

“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 ...

Mercury is farthest from the sun in Earth's morning sky on Aug. 19. Mercury will be farthest from the sun on Tuesday (Aug. 19 ...

Face north after darkness falls and the prominent constellations Taurus, Orion, Canis Major, and Gemini will grab your attention. Mars resides in the last of these star groups during April’s first ...