The glow of the moon will even cast faint shadows on the ground, a rare effect visible only during the most intense ...

The month brings a spectacular lineup of celestial sights—including a rare chance to see Mercury without a telescope and a ...

There’s so much going on this month for stargazers, including great lunar conjunctions and cover-ups. One of the great meteor showers also puts on a show. October is a transitional month, both in ...

“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 currently appears as a bright "evening star" in the southwestern sky at sunset. Mercury will reach its greatest ...

The next full moon will be the harvest moon and it will be the first supermoon of 2025, making it the largest and brightest full moon of the year, illuminating the sky for several nights. Here's what ...

If there is one star that serves to announce the arrival of fall as the leaves have begun to turn, unquestionably that title ...

At 11 A.M. EDT, the Moon will pass 4° south of Mars in the constellation Virgo. Shortly after sunset, the Moon, Mars, and Spica (Virgo's brightest star) will be briefly visible low on the western ...

The first full moon of fall 2025 is almost upon us, Wisconsin. The Harvest Moon will reach peak illumination on Oct. 6. And, there's something special about this one. The Harvest Moon is the first ...