The Geminid meteor shower put on a dazzling cosmic firework show when it peaked overnight on Dec. 13 as shards of the solar ...

The Geminid meteor shower peaked overnight on Dec. 13-14, with the best viewing between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. under moonless ...

New images released by NASA in early October of the rare interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS have drawn renewed attention from astronomers and the public alike. The object, only the third confirmed ...

Beautiful, twinkling stars light up Central Texas skies every night, but this month is special - the Geminid meteor shower is putting on a show. Spectators got more than they bargained for Tuesday ...

“Eyes to the Skies” 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 next ...

You know that feeling when you discover something so magnificent you almost want to keep it to yourself? That’s Lyman Lake State Park in St. Johns, Arizona – a 1,500-acre aquatic paradise that somehow ...

Every December, Earth plows through a dusty lane of debris in space, and the night becomes illuminated by streaks of meteors.

Sky watchers may be tempted out this weekend, when an underappreciated meteor shower will coincide with a new moon and the ...

The Ursids will peak around the time of the winter solstice under dark skies with chances of enhanced meteor activity.

The annual Geminid meteor shower is set to peak this weekend, offering stargazers a chance to catch what is often one of the ...

Although the Ursids are active from Dec. 13 through Dec. 26, the peak night coincides with the winter solstice, which occurs at 10:03 a.m. EST on Dec. 21. Though the two events are totally unrelated, ...

To get the best views, look east on Saturday night, Dec. 13, into the early morning hours of Sunday, Dec. 14, when the radiant reaches its highest point in the sky. You might expect to see some ...