Regulus — also called Alpha Leonis — is one of the brightest stars in the night sky. The brightest star in the constellation ...

Stargazers can see six planets all in one evening during the second month of the year, especially Mercury, which is usually ...

The moon greets Jupiter two days ahead of its full moon phase on Feb. 1.

From a rare lunar occultation of Regulus and a six-planet parade to an annular solar eclipse, there will be plenty going on in the night sky in February 2026.

NASA has scheduled the launch for the Artemis II moon rocket for no earlier than Feb. 8. WTOP will have details on the ...

Stargazers across Washington state are in for a treat.

The moon and Venus will shine vividly alongside a bright star in the early morning in a striking celestial rendezvous that should be visible across the U.S. But unless you're willing to wake up before ...

The moon is our nearest neighbor in space, at an average distance of about 238,000 miles. As it orbits our Earth every month or so, it appears to pass by stars and planets in our night sky … or, at ...

February full moon: Between January 26 and February 1, the waxing Moon will sweep across star-dense stretches of the sky, ...

California stargazers can observe a parade of six planets in the night sky throughout February, but the best time to see the ...

What do you call an object that has all the characteristics of a moon, but whose mass compares to that of a giant planet? The ...