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

A shocking image shows how the night sky view is being crowded by satellites. Astrophotographers observing Comet C/2025 A6 ...

If you enjoy stepping outside after sunset and staring at the sky, you’ve probably heard about the Starlink “satellite train.” When a new batch of Starlink satellites is released, they travel across ...

Astronomical images could be blemished by bright streaks, if plans for huge numbers of satellites go ahead — plus, the ...

A NASA study predicts that 96% of the images from the ARRAKIHS mission will be contaminated by the light from the more than ...

Light from the half a million satellites that humanity is planning to launch into Earth's orbit in the coming years could ...

BlackSky Technology Inc. said on Tuesday that its third Gen-3 satellite began producing images less than 24 hours after its launch from New Zealand on ...

If you happen to look into the night sky in the near future and see flashing lights or what appears to be extraterrestrial activity, don’t be alarmed, it’s just a tiny satellite that was launched by ...

Space junk pollution that includes satellites is expected to be seen more frequently as time goes on, he said. “That's going ...

Satellite megaconstellations are increasingly impacting astronomical observations. Bright satellite streaks are compromising ...

A research team led by Professor Woong-bae Zee at Sejong University has uncovered compelling evidence that the distinctive ...