Aug. 12-13 — Peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Perseids are fragments shed by comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. Every August, ...

Each evening throughout the month of August, we can see the planet Mars in the western sky after sunset. To find it, look for the brightest star you can find in that region of the sky. That should be ...

With major transits shaking things up in all areas of your life this month, expect twists, turns and moments of unexpected ...

Mercury begins to emerge from the dawn glow after Aug. 12. On Aug. 19, Mercury reaches its greatest elongation west of the ...

The astrology forecast for August 2025 brings the end of Mercury retrograde and some of the year's luckiest alignments, ...

Fresh off the excitement of the Perseids meteor shower is a chance to see six planets lined up in the sky at once. These ...

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, stars and Perseid meteor shower.

When the moon completes the first quarter of its journey around Earth this morning at 5:41 a.m. Its 90-degree angle between ...

August 2025 love horoscopes are here, revealing an overall positive month for relationships for each zodiac sign. This month, ...

Mars remains an evening fixture, Saturn is nearing opposition, and Venus and Jupiter meet in the predawn sky Aug. 12.

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

The moon is new on August 23. Back in the evening sky, the thin crescent moon will pass three degrees south of Mars in the ...