On August 10, six planets — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune — will line up in an arc in the night sky.

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

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

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

The moon, Saturn, and Neptune aren't the only celestial objects forming a conjunction in the night sky this month. Venus and ...

Saturn’s moon Iapetus is visible close to the ringed world today, along with several other of the planet’s brighter moons.

Plus: The August Full Sturgeon Moon shines, the colorful double star Albireo sparkles, and Mercury reappears in the sky this ...

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

This month, the full moon peaked just before 4 a.m. ET on Saturday morning, Aug. 9. But Americans have been treated to a ...

A ugust's full moon, known as the 'Sturgeon Moon' made a splash when it leapt above the southern horizon on Aug. 9 earlier this week, illuminating the summer sky mere days before the peak 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, ...

The meteors are called the Perseids because they appear to radiate from the constellation Perseus, which at that time of ...