The Quadrantid meteor shower, 2025’s first, peaks Friday night with up to 120 meteors/hour. Look for blue fireballs under a ...

The Quadrantids are considered by NASA as one of the best annual meteor showers, though activity is often unseen because of ...

January 2025 will be an excellent opportunity to spot Mars and some of its details with a medium-sized telescope!

Here's how to watch the northern lights predicted to color the night sky on New Year's Eve this year. See the lights on Dec.

The northern part of the country could see pink and red streaks in the skies this week, just in time for New Year’s Eve, ...

The stellar spectacle will produce hundreds of "fireballs" in a sight even the most casual astronomy geeks won’t want to miss ...

Stargazers are in for a treat this month, with the night sky expected to be chock-full of wondrous astronomical sights. From showers of glowing meteors to unusually bright planets, December has a ...

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

A rare black moon will appear in the sky on December 30, making it a perfect night to go stargazing. Here's what you need to ...

Flying slowly and silently through the night sky, barn owls are majestic nocturnal ... investigate hunting success in relation to plumage color, but earlier research had suggested that whiter ...