Venus and Jupiter shine together in a rare, close morning conjunction this August. The Perseid meteor shower is dimmed by ...

Jupiter and Venus, the two brightest planets in our solar system, should be widely visible for much of August in the northern ...

August brings Saturn and Neptune together, offers two shadow transits of Titan, and sees a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.

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

Everything you need to know about the August Sturgeon moon, which peaks on Aug 9. Plus all the other celestial events you won ...

The Perseids, one of the most popular annual meteor showers, will peak on the night of August 12-13. While active from late ...

Venus blazes near Zeta Tauri, recreating the sight astronomers saw in 1054 when the Crab Nebula’s progenitor star went ...

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 ...

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Aug. 12-13 — Peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Perseids are fragments shed by comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. Every August, ...

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

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