What is the sturgeon full moon? Learn more about the array of celestial events happening in August 2025.

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

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

A cosmic formation known as the 'dumbbell nebula' will be visible from Earth in August. Will you need a telescope to see it?

Idaho stargazers can spot two meteor showers, a full moon and more in the sky in August. While the Perseids blaze their ...

The solar system’s most distant planet sits 1.1° due north of Saturn, placing them together in a single telescopic field of view all night.

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

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

Saturday, Aug. 9. August’s moon is best known as the Sturgeon Moon, but Indigenous peoples also call it the Black Cherry Moon ...

There's plenty to see in the night sky in August 2025, ranging from planetary conjunctions to spotting the Dumbbell Nebula.

The night sky is about to deliver a rapid-fire series of spectacles, giving stargazers three reasons to look up over just ...

August's full moon is known as the sturgeon moon, thanks to the giant fish that were once plentiful this time of the year in the northeastern U.S.