The 2025 stargazing guide includes Venus at it brightest, a sunrise solar eclipse and three supermoons. Here are all the dates you need to know.

The new year comes bearing gifts of bright planets and the annual splendid display of winter stars.

Uranus and Neptune are binocular targets, while Mars reaches opposition. Early morning reveals Mercury. Additionally, on the ...

As the next full moon nears, a rare new moon marks the end of 2024 — the black moon. The black moon is a rare celestial ...

Here are the best lunar events to see in 2025, including the Major Lunar Standstill, eclipses, occultations and conjunctions involving the moon.

THERE’S no end of awe-inspiring sights to see overhead – but 2025 will bring four special events that you shouldn’t miss.

Meteor Shower Peaks Jan. 3. We’re kicking off the New Year with fireballs. The Quadrantids can send up to 30 meteors per hour ...

In addition to the annual parade of star pictures or constellations passing above our heads each night, there are always ...

December 2024 will see a rare "black moon," a term for the second new moon in a calendar month. The second new moon of ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to Northern Hemisphere mid-northern ...

Welcome to WTOP’s inaugural monthly feature of “What’s up in the sky?” Here’s what D.C. stargazers can watch for regarding ...