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

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, ...

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

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

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

Saturday may see spotty thunderstorms. The International Space Station should be visible nightly through Monday. Two minor ...

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

On Sunday, August 3, the moon will slide just beneath Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius and a red supergiant star.

The night of August 12-13 will mark the peak of the famous Perseid meteor shower as the Earth plows through one of the debris trails left by comet Swift Tuttle.