Spring brings a dramatic change to Washington’s sky this year. The bright planets that have kept us company over the long ...

These stars appear in that order, as the twilight sky grows dark ... this is the most prominent triangular star pattern of the winter sky. But this year there is an exception.

On the morning of Friday, March 14 -- the day of the full Worm Moon -- the moon will be 12 degrees above the western horizon ...

almost mimicking the smile of a Cheshire cat against the twilight sky; a great occasion to make a positive identification of the so-called elusive planet using our nearest neighbor in space as a ...

Popping out of the evening twilight in the fairly ... Orion and the rest of the wonderful winter constellations are still performing in the evening southern sky. This will be the last full month ...

We asked a few of our Native friends to share traditions they’ve heard about the winter ... sky. North of the Arctic Circle, it will be the midpoint of the period of darkness, when even twilight ...