Head away from city lights in late August to see the dense core of the Milky Way arcing towards the southwestern horizon against a blissfully dark sky as the waning lunar disk approaches its new moon ...

Astronomers suspect the heart of the Milky Way may be hiding a big secret: a rapidly spinning, highly magnetic, neutron ...

August has been a month jam-packed with cosmic phenomena visible from Earth — from nebulas to meteor showers to planetary conjunctions. But the month isn't over yet. Now add into the mix one of the ...

But last spring, the Jackson Hole Airport in Wyoming became the first airport in the world to become certified as an ...

The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. While the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for ...

Monsoon permitting, now is a great time to enjoy the summer Milky Way in the evening sky. To find the darkest sky possible, it is best to get away from the city lights. The summer Milky Way stretches ...

“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 ...

Seeing a true night sky today is more of a luxury than a guarantee. That’s why images capturing its full beauty are increasingly appreciated and often feel like scenes from a fantasy. The blog ...

Are you wondering if you can see the Milky Way in Texas? There's still time. Here's what you need to know to see this phenomenon. The Milky Way is a vast spiral galaxy, composed of stars, dust, and ...

When the billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, appear especially vibrant as the band arcs across the night sky, it’s a photo op. Milky Way season, when the galaxy's bright ...