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With the new moon darkening the skies, you’ll have a rare shot at spotting the Milky Way, deep-sky galaxies, and even the ...
Find out how to watch the second planet parade of the year, as six planets and the moon prepare to align in the sky starting ...
This rare planetary alignment will be visible from August 10 but will be best viewed later in the month. Here’s everything ...
Venus and Jupiter, the brightest planets in our solar system, are about to make their closest approach during their August conjunction.
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 Perseids meteor shower is active through Aug. 23 but its peak nights are Tuesday, Aug. 12 and Wednesday, Aug. 13. Under the right conditions – and the moon may play a role in what we can see this ...
First, let’s start with the good news. As with August stargazing any year, there’s still plenty of summer and great summer ...
Saturday, Aug. 9. August’s moon is best known as the Sturgeon Moon, but Indigenous peoples also call it the Black Cherry Moon ...
This month, the full moon peaked just before 4 a.m. ET on Saturday morning, Aug. 9. But Americans have been treated to a ...
The Perseid meteor shower is peaking soon. This year, a bright moon will hinder viewing during peak viewing early Wednesday, ...
Peacemaker became a phenomenon when it first aired in 2022 and now the muscular superhero is back to save the world for a ...