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

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Park Hop is a free, summer-long scavenger hunt at park and recreation venues throughout Greenville and Spartanburg Counties.

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 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.

Neptune and Saturn appear together in a telescope as Mars passes a star in Virgo and Titan’s shadow transits Saturn in the ...

Tucked away on a headland about three hours north of San Francisco, Mendocino exists in its own delightful time warp – a place where rushing feels not just unnecessary but almost sacrilegious. It’s ...

The moon is new on August 23. Back in the evening sky, the thin crescent moon will pass three degrees south of Mars in the ...

In August, the most beautiful scenery and impressive celestial events are to be enjoyed before dawn—along with much more ...