If you’re looking for some new books to get you through the dog days of summer, io9’s got you covered with 80 to choose from: ...

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.

August opens with Mars low in the west as twilight fades tonight. Look toward the horizon in the west at about 9 p.m. to spot a modest star. That’s Mars.

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Another (and, in our view, more important) source of energy for life on Iceheim is the heat coming from its core, underneath ...

August will bring a moon‑lit tug of war to Summit County’s night sky, pitting one of the brightest full Moons of the year ...

Mercury begins to emerge from the dawn glow after Aug. 12. On Aug. 19, Mercury reaches its greatest elongation west of the ...

In this edition of WTOP’s monthly space feature, “What’s up in the sky?” Greg Redfern tells you how to see the moon, planets, stars and Perseid meteor shower.

Each evening throughout the month of August, we can see the planet Mars in the western sky after sunset. To find it, look for ...

This is M31, the Andromeda Galaxy. M31 is a large spiral galaxy that’s only 2.5 billion light years away from us. With a ...

Beginning around Aug. 12 and continuing through at least Aug. 26, the innermost planet, Mercury, will poke above the east-northeast horizon about 45 to 90 minutes before sunrise and will be evident ...

The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars ...