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Saturday, Aug. 9. August’s moon is best known as the Sturgeon Moon, but Indigenous peoples also call it the Black Cherry Moon ...
With the new moon darkening the skies, you’ll have a rare shot at spotting the Milky Way, deep-sky galaxies, and even the ...
It’s hard to beat a summer night beneath the stars, especially in August, when the shimmery Milky Way core is at its ...
First, let’s start with the good news. As with August stargazing any year, there’s still plenty of summer and great summer ...
Jupiter and Venus, the two brightest planets in our solar system, should be widely visible for much of August in the northern hemisphere.
Idaho stargazers can spot two meteor showers, a full moon and more in the sky in August. While the Perseids blaze their ...
On the evening of Aug. 3, 2025, NASA photographer Bill Ingalls captured a fleeting 'shooting star' over the night skies in ...
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 first of two Titan shadow transits this month occurs this morning — can you catch the big, black shadow crossing Saturn’s ...
There's plenty to see in the night sky in August 2025, ranging from planetary conjunctions to spotting the Dumbbell Nebula.