Greg Redfern is a Space Reporter at WTOP News. He specializes in topics related to astronomy, NASA, space travel, and the aerospace industry, often covering themes such as the International Space Station and rocketeering. Greg's insights and expertise have also been featured in Rappahannock Media/InsideNoVa.
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Now that the Artemis II astronauts are in space after a spectacular liftoff of their 10-day Artemis II mission what will they be doing?
By: Greg Redfern
Astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II lunar mission have some busy days ahead of them, including hopefully documenting parts of the moon never seen before.
Discover your best and only chance to spot Comet C/2025 R3 from the D.C. region this week.
Next week, the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center will be unveiling its newest space telescope: the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
Watch the Lyrid meteor shower as it peaks this week, with the best viewing from midnight to dawn and up to 20 shooting stars an hour.
By: Greg Redfern
Every month, WTOP’s Greg Redfern previews the best the sky has to offer stargazers regarding the moon, planets and stars in his “Eyes to the Skies” feature.
By: Greg Redfern
Venus and Jupiter dominate the west after sunset all month, as they move toward and then away from each other.
Astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II lunar mission have some busy days ahead of them, including hopefully documenting parts of the moon never seen before.
If the forecasts hold, conditions where are northern lights are visible might, emphasizing “might,” develop Thursday night in the D.C. region.
The three-day-old waxing crescent moon will block D.C.’s view of Venus during daylight hours Wednesday.
