A brilliant point of light is rising in the eastern sky soon after dark this month, drawing comparisons to the "Star of ...

On Dec. 9-10, skywatchers across parts of Canada, the U.S. and Europe will witness a very rare occultation of the bright star ...

Beyond the local interstellar clouds and their wispy clumps of hydrogen and helium atoms in the form of gas and dust, the ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...

If you've been outside the last night or two and noticed a star moving suspiciously fast, congratulations, you just saw the ...

A scientist has identified a possible astronomical explanation for the Star of Bethlehem, as described in the Bible ...

If you've never sighted this rocky little world for yourself, you'll never get a better opportunity than right now to see it.

As a space reporter for The New York Times, I follow what’s happening in the stars, including eclipses, meteor showers and ...

The Women's World Championship picture on WWE RAW is seemingly wide open after the events on this week's edition of the red ...

This month will bring some striking celestial sights, including one of the year’s best meteor showers and a glowing ...

We’ve been receiving calls into the WTOP Newsroom reporting phenomena in the skies that people can’t explain — but our space expert can.

Skygazers will be able to spot the Orion constellation in the Northern Hemisphere’s southern sky by 9 p.m. tonight ...