This rare planetary alignment will be visible from August 10 but will be best viewed later in the month. Here’s everything ...

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

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

Along with being the last full moon of summer, August's sturgeon moon will take place within a few days of other celestial ...

However, the American Meteor Society is warning that there will be a bright moon on August 12—a waning gibbous that will be 84 percent full—which could reduce visibility by more than 75 percent, with ...

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

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

A cosmic formation known as the 'dumbbell nebula' will be visible from Earth in August. Will you need a telescope to see it?

Early this morning, the raised, flat lava plain of Wargentin is stands out near the large crater Schickard in the lunar ...

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, ...

August’s 'Sturgeon Moon' arrives with a sky full of sights. Look for bright meteors during the Perseids and spot Jupiter and Venus before dawn ...