First, let’s start with the good news. As with August stargazing any year, there’s still plenty of summer and great summer ...

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

Peaking in mid-August ( Aug. 12 ), NASA considers this “the best meteor shower of the year,” noting, “With swift and bright ...

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

August’s full moon, known as the Sturgeon Moon, rises on Saturday night, glowing low in the southeast shortly after sunset.

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

A brightening Moon limits deep-sky options, but this cluster never fails to disappoint: M13, the great globular in Hercules the Strongman.

The blowout loss Sunday underscored what has been true for weeks: The Sky are short-handed and unlikely to make a playoff ...

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, ...

SKY customers have been warned of a major overhaul hitting their service in August. The six changes will affect some of the ...

August 2025 is packed with brilliant sights for stargazers, from planet groupings before dawn to shimmering meteor trails at ...