AMS says the best time to see any meteor shower is between midnight and dawn. According to NASA, the Perseids can be seen as ...

August 2025 promises to be a remarkable month for skywatchers. According to Forbes, the night sky is filled with ...

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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 ...

Sturgeon Moon, the second full moon of summer, will lighten up the sky on Saturday, August 9. Why is it called Sturgeon Moon?

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, stars and Perseid meteor shower.

This weekend brings us a brilliant display in the night sky. On the evening of August 3, just after sunset, the waxing ...

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

This is M31, the Andromeda Galaxy. M31 is a large spiral galaxy that’s only 2.5 billion light years away from us. With a ...

Beginning around Aug. 12 and continuing through at least Aug. 26, the innermost planet, Mercury, will poke above the east-northeast horizon about 45 to 90 minutes before sunrise and will be evident ...

With our satellite half-lit, several features stand out for easy observing tonight, including dark seas and bright craters.