Skywatchers are in for a special treat this week as the Moon moves close to the Seven Sisters, also known as the Pleiades star cluster. The event will be visible in the evening sky and can be seen ...

The waning moon shines close to the king of the planets on Dec. 7. Don't miss Jupiter shining close to the waning gibbous ...

Look east on the night of Sept. 12 to see the waning gibbous moon close to the magnificent Pleiades open cluster, with the distant planet Uranus lurking nearby in the constellation Taurus. The 62%-lit ...

Wondering if it's a full moon tonight or if the planet Venus and Regulus star will be visible again today? Here's what to know about this weekend's celestial events. Tonight's waning crescent moon ...

One of the best naked-eye stargazing sights of the year is on offer to skywatchers this week — if you can rise before the sun Friday (Sept. 19). Just before sunrise, the crescent moon, the brilliant ...

“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 ...

Founded in 2021, Impulse Space has been seeking to change the game when it comes to space exploration. The company specializes in space mobility, meaning it helps to move spacecraft between orbits for ...

On November 4, the moon will put on its brightest and largest show of the year. It’s the second in a series of three consecutive supermoons closing out 2025. Sometimes called the “beaver moon,” this ...

As NASA worries that China will win the next moon race, Elon Musk and his company tangled with critics. By Kenneth Chang NASA wants ideas of how to speed up the return of its astronauts to the surface ...