Photo of the constellation Cygnus with annotations from IAU and Sky & Telescope. Here is the non-annotated version. You've heard of the Southern Cross in the Southern Hemisphere's night sky, but what ...

We live in the age of the spacefaring robot, wherein far-flung probes brave the harsh environment of interplanetary space to beam gorgeous images and invaluable scientific data back to Earth to ...

Find out where to spot The North Star aka Polaris in the night sky. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Have you seen the green comets yet? Two icy visitors from ...

As I stumbled over rocks through pitch darkness, following a guy I had just met online, I began to question my life choices. It was the middle of the night, and I was wandering through a remote desert ...

The waxing Moon lies in southern Libra tonight. Our satellite is quickly approaching Scorpius, where it will meet the Scorpion’s brightest star in just a few days. High in the southeast in the few ...

Learn how to spot Sirius, Procyon and their canine constellations, and discover the myths and science behind the dog stars. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

“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 ...

“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 ...

The Moon officially reaches the Full phase early tomorrow morning shortly before sunrise. However, our satellite will appear essentially Full in the evening sky tonight, as it is more than 99 percent ...