What’s the significance of Asteroid Day
June 30, 2015, marked the first Asteroid Day. This year’s Asteroid Day has planned events worldwide and online.…
Potential northern lights and planetary sights in DC region Thursday
If the forecasts hold, conditions where are northern lights are visible might, emphasizing “might,” develop Thursday night in…
Eyes to the Skies for May: Summer constellations visible as full flower moon takes over the sky
Every month, WTOP’s Greg Redfern previews the best the sky has to offer stargazers regarding the moon, planets…
Check out NASA’s new space telescope
The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will be launched from Kennedy Space Center, with NASA saying it will blast…
Early risers may catch Comet C/2025 R3 this week
Discover your best and only chance to spot Comet C/2025 R3 from the D.C. region this week. Did…
Eyes to the Skies for February: Rocket launch, winter constellations, eclipse and more
NASA has scheduled the launch for the Artemis II moon rocket for no earlier than Feb. 8. WTOP…
Eyes to the Skies for January: Quadrantids meteor shower, winter constellations are inspiring
January for lovers of astronomy is highlighted by the Quadrantid meteor shower, as Greg Redfern highlights in January’s…
Cosmic trifecta: Winter Solstice, meteors from The Little Bear, ‘Alien’ comet passes by Earth
Astronomically speaking this is the date and time of the Winter Solstice for the Northern Hemisphere and the…
Tips for viewing the peak of the Geminids meteor shower
The Geminids meteor shower has proven to reliably produce around 120 meteors per hour in a dark sky,…
What’s that in the sky? WTOP has the answers
We’ve been receiving calls into the WTOP Newsroom reporting phenomena in the skies that people can’t explain —…
Full cold supermoon lives up to its name
On Thursday, the full cold supermoon occurs at 6:14 p.m. EST and will be particularly high in the…
Eyes to the Skies for December 2025: Full cold supermoon, Geminids meteor shower steal the show
December for lovers of astronomy is highlighted by the Geminids meteor shower, as Greg Redern highlights in December’s…