The Geminid meteor shower starts tonight, and many people are excited to watch the shooting stars return. This is one of the ...

The long nights of December are an astronomical delight. The early evening sky hosts Saturn as the main feature, along with ...

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

Here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in December 2025: ...

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

An ordinarily dim star is making a brilliant appearance in the night sky after unleashing a powerful nova explosion, which has rendered it visible to the naked eye. The nova V462 Lupi was first ...

Vahe Peroomian has previously received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for work on space weather and geomagnetic ...

Stargazing can be a peaceful and rewarding activity, and these tips will help maximize your experience while enjoying the ...

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 ...

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 ...