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

Each evening throughout the month of August, we can see the planet Mars in the western sky after sunset. To find it, look for ...

A brightening Moon limits deep-sky options, but this cluster never fails to disappoint: M13, the great globular in Hercules the Strongman.

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.

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

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

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

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

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 ...

All through this month, look for the ever-changing, day-by-day configuration of the two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter. They dominate the east-northeast twilight sky all month long. During the ...