With the new moon darkening the skies, you’ll have a rare shot at spotting the Milky Way, deep-sky galaxies, and even the ...

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

Saturday, Aug. 9. August’s moon is best known as the Sturgeon Moon, but Indigenous peoples also call it the Black Cherry Moon ...

The moon, Saturn, and Neptune aren't the only celestial objects forming a conjunction in the night sky this month. Venus and ...

The solar system’s most distant planet sits 1.1° due north of Saturn, placing them together in a single telescopic field of view all night.

The Sturgeon Moon is best seen from an elevated location, like an open field or an east-facing coastline with a clear view of ...

August's full moon is known as the sturgeon moon, thanks to the giant fish that were once plentiful this time of the year in the northeastern U.S.

It’s hard to beat a summer night beneath the stars, especially in August, when the shimmery Milky Way core is at its ...

Jupiter and Venus, the two brightest planets in our solar system, should be widely visible for much of August in the northern hemisphere.

There's plenty to see in the night sky in August 2025, ranging from planetary conjunctions to spotting the Dumbbell Nebula.

The first of two Titan shadow transits this month occurs this morning — can you catch the big, black shadow crossing Saturn’s ...