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

Three meteor showers are teaming up to spray fireballs across the night sky over Washington state. The Alpha Capricornids and the Southern delta Aquariids both peak on Wednesday, July 30, while the ...

This splash of paint on the canvas of space is the planetary nebula NGC 6072, the dying embers of a ruined star that has reached the end of its sun-like life. Cocooned inside the nebula, within its ...

There will be plenty to look for in the night sky throughout August, with all of the month's big events taking place just ...

With summer beginning to wane and the fall semester approaching, the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium is moving into high gear with 26 different events during August.

A bright moon will make it hard to see the Perseid meteor shower in mid-August, but one night this week offers a decent ...