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.

A waxing crescent Moon (8% illuminated) will be observable in the western sky shortly after sunset. Mars (magnitude 1.6) will be visible approximately 7° to the upper left of the Moon, potentially ...

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

At 4:00 AM EDT, a conjunction occurs with Venus (magnitude -4.0) passing 0.9° south of Jupiter (magnitude -1.9) in the constellation Gemini, easily visible to the unaided eye approximately 7° above ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. October 20: Visit the Pleiades Today is a busy day! Mercury passes 2° south of Mars at 2 A.M. EDT - we'll observe the pair ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. October 15: Check out Comet Lemmon The waning Moon has moved into Leo and stands close to Regulus, the Lion's bright heart, ...

Two new scientific papers may help unlock the mysteries of lights in the sky by looking at sky survey plates from the 1940s and 50s, an era before man-made objects were in orbit. NBC News' Gadi ...