The Perseid meteor shower peaks around August 12–13, offering a chance to see up to 150 meteors per hour. However, the full ...

With the new moon darkening the skies, you’ll have a rare shot at spotting the Milky Way, deep-sky galaxies, and even the ...

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

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It’s hard to beat a summer night beneath the stars, especially in August, when the shimmery Milky Way core is at its ...

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, ...

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

Meanwhile, Mars continues to fade as it moves away from ... before they begin to close again during the fall and early winter. Venus continues to dazzle in the predawn morning sky, shining amidst the ...

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

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

Supermoons only happen three to four times a year, and always appear consecutively. We have already had six full moons this ...