Peaking in mid-August ( Aug. 12 ), NASA considers this “the best meteor shower of the year,” noting, “With swift and bright ...

Aug. 12-13 — Peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Perseids are fragments shed by comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. Every August, ...

Is tonight a full moon? Here's when and how to watch zooming fireballs in the sky from Perseid meteor shower — this weekend.

What’s Up for August? Jupiter and Venus shine brightly in the mornings as they appear to graze each other in the sky on the 11th and 12th. The Perseids are washed out by the Moon. The ...

The best part about the northern lights is that no advanced technology is necessary to spot them from Earth. Simply all ...

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.

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 ...

August brings Saturn and Neptune together, offers two shadow transits of Titan, and sees a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.

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 ...

This weekend promises an extraordinary celestial spectacle, as skywatchers will be treated to a stunning alignment of the ...

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