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

August 19: Mercury will be at its best for viewing, east before sunrise. It’s tiny and easy to miss, so try using a ...

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

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

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

The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars ...

Highlights include a morning meetup between Jupiter and Venus, a chance to see the Perseid meteor shower, and a window into our own sun's destiny.

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

The ever-shifting phases of Earth's moon present a wealth of targets for amateur astronomers to explore, ranging from ...

This week, skywatchers can view breathtaking sights worldwide, from Moon’s nightly promenade past well-known constellations ...

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, ...

The Southern delta Aquariid meteor shower peaks the night of July 30 into the early morning hours of July 31. These faint ...