Astronomers and enthusiasts can only wait as Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS passes behind the Sun’s glare. By the time it ...

Tonight, the Moon will pass close to bright Jupiter, offering stargazers a striking and easily visible sight. This naked-eye event will make two of the night sky’s brightest objects appear side by ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is barreling toward its closest point to the sun as perihelion looms on Oct. 29. How ...

The moon, just hours past its last quarter phase, will rise above the east-northeastern horizon shortly before midnight local ...

Observing 3I/ATLAS in this active phase will give some of the clearest insights yet into the mystery of interstellar comets.

Jupiter and the moon will rise side by side in the same patch of sky, separated by only about six degrees, while transiting the astrological sign of Cancer. However, their apparent closeness is ...

The European Space Agency's ExoMars orbiter has captured the closest view yet of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. The images ...

Jupiter's dazzling auroras are hundreds of times brighter than those seen on Earth, new images from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal. The solar system's largest planet displays striking dancing ...

“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 ...

Expanding human influence in outer space will require an ethical compass that is more expansive than the one conventionally used. “Mars is a failed Earth.” It is common enough to hear such ...