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

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

Fresh off the excitement of the Perseids meteor shower is a chance to see six planets lined up in the sky at once. These ...

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

When the moon completes the first quarter of its journey around Earth this morning at 5:41 a.m. Its 90-degree angle between ...

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.

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

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

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

Mars remains an evening fixture, Saturn is nearing opposition, and Venus and Jupiter meet in the predawn sky Aug. 12.