Venus will reach its highest altitude in the morning sky on Aug. 1 while shining close to Jupiter in the 'hand' of the ...

Sauk Prairie will get a glimpse of one of the two eclipses that will occur over the next thirty days. The total solar eclipse ...

Skywatchers are in for a month full of cosmic activity this August. Here’s what to know about the upcoming planetary alignment.

As the month wears on, Jupiter and Venus will move apart from each other. One more date to keep in mind will be Aug. 20. Although Venus and Jupiter will now be eight degrees apart, the slender ...

August’s full moon is the Sturgeon Moon, a name taken from the ancient fish that was once plentiful in the lakes and rivers ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...

This weekend promises an extraordinary celestial spectacle, as skywatchers will be treated to a stunning alignment of the ...

Greetings! Your early morning eastern sky is filled with very bright stars and planets and it’s worth getting up and having a ...

Pluto reaches opposition and the Moon waxes to First Quarter as shooting stars streak through the sky this week.

During the last week of July and for a fair amount of August, there’s still time to spot some noctilucent cloud activity, as captured recently ...

By Deane Morrison In August, Mars gets lost as it sinks deep into the sun’s afterglow. Meanwhile, Jupiter climbs above the predawn eastern horizon to join brilliant Venus. Early in the month, Venus ...

Welcome to the August night sky. This is the month in the northern hemisphere when the nighttime temperatures become slightly cooler.