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

RCW 120 is an emission nebula and it has a global magnetic field that runs parallel to the Galactic plane. NASA captured this beautiful image of Orion nebulae. This type of nebula forms when the ...

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

NASA’s Juno spacecraft, which began orbiting Jupiter on July 4, 2016, is the first spacecraft to peer below Jupiter’s clouds ...

The four brightest planets are still afoot. Venus and Saturn dot the southwestern sky at dusk, while Jupiter and Mars join ...

If you are up before dawn this January, look for the bright — but elusive — planet Mercury in the sunrise direction. Try ...

1. Pune Camp Photo Walk: Organised by Pune Photo Walks (PPW), this walk offers a chance to explore the bylanes of Pune Camp ...

The New Year kicks off with a stunning meteor shower under perfect conditions and plenty of deep-sky objects on offer in the ...

Scientists explore photo erosion in JuMBO formation JuMBOs discovered in the Orion Nebula by JWST New theory reshapes star and planet formation understanding ...

We were able to get a couple of viewing sessions in during the first half of December before the cooler weather set in and ...

A team of researchers led by Richard Parker of the University of Sheffield, alongside undergraduate Jessica Diamond, ...

Greetings everyone! There are three planets in your early morning sky. Mercury will be very close to the eastern horizon, two ...