You can spot up to 100 shooting stars an hour during the meteor shower's peak.

Exciting planetary action takes place this month. Venus and Uranus vie for attention and lie close to each other in late ...

Stargazers can enjoy unique views of Mercury, a planet parade, and the Zodiacal Light.

Each month WTOP’s “Eyes to the Skies” feature previews the best the sky has to offer stargazers regarding the moon, planets ...

Look up in April 2026 for Venus and Jupiter, the Lyrids peak, zodiacal light after the new moon, and a short window to catch ...

Spring is known as “galaxy season,” but that’s not all April’s nightscapes have in store. Here’s what to find while you’re ...

The oldest known meteor shower is about to make its annual appearance, NASA says.

North: The Big Dipper is high in the sky. Following the two stars at the end of the cup to the next bright star, Polaris, or the North Star. The constellation Cassiopeia is down and to the left of ...

This long-exposure photograph taken on April 23, 2015 on Earth Day shows Lyrids meteors shower passing near the Milky Way in ...

A trio of planets accompanied the moon in the sky on Friday, Dec. 10. Jupiter, Saturn and Venus fell in line with the crescent moon in the southwestern sky shortly after nightfall, according to ...