The search for the biblical Star of Bethlehem has long hovered between faith and astronomy, but a new claim from a NASA comet ...

The cosmos has served up a gift for a group of scientists who have been searching for one of the most elusive phenomena in ...

A Cosmic Tornado. The James Webb Space Telescope captured this image of Herbig-Haro 49/50, about 630 light-years from Earth.

With major eclipses, brilliant supermoons, and lineups of five or more planets, 2026 offers something awe-inspiring in every season. Here’s what to watch for.

UC Davis engineers have invented a Stirling engine that captures Earth’s escaping heat to generate power from the night sky.

The Geminids meteor shower peaks this weekend. With clear skies in the forecast, here’s how folks across the Palmetto State ...

On Saturday night, shortly after 6 p.m., individuals across Cook County and the state observed what has been described as a ...

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

Even though the shower begins tonight, the peak night will be December 13–14. This is when you will see the most meteors.

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

The light shows keep coming in 2026. Here's a calendar of full moons, supermoons, eclipses and meteor showers over California.

December nights are the longest — and often some of the coldest — of the year. While some may dread December’s darkness, ...