Every year in October, as a result of the dust left behind by comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, the sky puts on a magical show: the ...
On the evening of Oct. 9, a waning gibbous moon visits the famous Pleiades Star Cluster  — the Seven Sisters  — in Taurus.
An even rarer—and more exciting—possibility is a Draconid meteor storm, the likes of which last dazzled stargazers in 1946.
This meteor shower is noted for its bright, fast meteors that leave trails that can linger in the sky for a few minutes.
The Orionids is predicted to peak on the evening of Oct. 20 and the morning of Oct. 21. The meteor shower is noted for its ...
“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 ...
On this month’s episode of The Sky Above, host Leah Pezzetti discusses upcoming astronomical events and also the race to ...
The crescent moon will shine with Jupiter among the stars of Gemini early on Sept. 16. Turn your eyes to the east in the early morning hours of Sept. 16 to see the moon conspire with Jupiter and the ...
On September 5th, the constellation Camelopardalis, containing Kemble's Cascade and NGC 1502, will be visible in the northern sky after 11 PM local daylight time. Uranus will become stationary on ...
The first quarter moon is October 29th, so trick or treaters can be treated to a fine view of the waxing gibbous moon and ...
Sensor data reveal greater noctule bats chasing, catching and chewing on birds during high-altitude, nighttime hunts.