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

In August Mars gets lost as it sinks deep into the sun’s afterglow. Meanwhile, Jupiter climbs above the predawn eastern horizon to join brilliant Venus.

August opens with Mars low in the west as twilight fades tonight. Look toward the horizon in the west at about 9 p.m. to spot a modest star. That’s Mars.

August 2025 promises to be a remarkable month for skywatchers. According to Forbes, the night sky is filled with ...

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Another (and, in our view, more important) source of energy for life on Iceheim is the heat coming from its core, underneath ...

August will bring a moon‑lit tug of war to Summit County’s night sky, pitting one of the brightest full Moons of the year ...

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

"If we were able to take a picture of WASP-17b at optical wavelengths and resolve the disk of the planet, we would see these ...

Mercury begins to emerge from the dawn glow after Aug. 12. On Aug. 19, Mercury reaches its greatest elongation west of the ...

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.

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