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

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

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

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

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

August brings Saturn and Neptune together, offers two shadow transits of Titan, and sees a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.

However, the American Meteor Society is warning that there will be a bright moon on August 12—a waning gibbous that will be 84 percent full—which could reduce visibility by more than 75 percent, with ...

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

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

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