When looking up on a cloudless night, do you notice that stars can sometimes show as different colors? You may even notice yellow, red, orange, and blue stars - not just white. A star's color can ...
Astrophotography often misrepresents the naked-eye appearance of celestial colors, as cameras capture saturated colors unattainable by human vision due to limitations in photoreceptor sensitivity. The ...
The constellation Cassiopeia, easily identifiable by its "W" asterism, is visible in the northern sky during evening hours for northern observers. Eta Cassiopeiae (Achird), a double star system ...
Jupiter shines brilliantly in the eastern sky this December as it nears opposition early in 2026, outshining nearby stars and ...
“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 ...
“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 ...
James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. What is the bright white star in the east right now?