This weekend promises an extraordinary celestial spectacle, as skywatchers will be treated to a stunning alignment of the waxing crescent moon and Antares, the brightest star in the constellation ...

Venus is a prominent fixture in the evening sky, still hanging on at magnitude –4.8 and setting nearly three hours after the Sun. It’s currently located in central Pisces, far outshining any stars in ...

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Look west after sunset for a 21% lit waxing crescent moon. Its dark limb will display “Earthshine”—sunlight reflected from our planet’s oceans and ice caps onto the lunar surface. It’s just strong ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — A Starlink satellite train passes overhead Tuesday night at 8:06 p.m. It's passing directly overhead, and we have a clear sky. It'll be a great view! Wednesday and Thursday night, ...

“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 ...

Greetings stargazers. Although I address these “What’s Up in the Durango Skies” columns to stargazers, we should occasionally ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Malaysia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Pakistan. So many flags of countries in the world feature a similar design: a star and a crescent moon. This iconography has been a staple in ancient ...