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

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.

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

For Sky News boss David Rhodes, there’s a lot in a name. When the US cable news veteran this week unveiled a major strategy overhaul aimed at dragging the channel into the digital age, he called it ...

Kelly Beatty: "Uranus is the third-largest planet in our solar system (three times the diameter of Earth). But its orbit is so far away, nearly 2 billion miles from the Sun, that it looks very dim in ...

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Angel Reese has been suspended by the Chicago Sky following comments she made about her teammates, head coach and the organization. The forward will miss the first half of the Sky’s game on Sunday ...

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