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

Stargazing in Metro Vancouver is magical this August. Here are the best places to catch meteor showers, fireballs, and ...

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, ...

Our galaxy will make for a particularly splendid sight on the dark nights surrounding the new moon phase on July 24.

Did you know that nearly 80% of the world’s population lives under light-polluted skies, unable to see the Milky Way with the ...

Known as one of the top meteor showers of the year because of its many bright shooting stars, the Perseid shower started ...

The Southern Delta Aquarids and Alpha Capricornids are not the best showers of the summer, but they reach their peak on the ...

A conjunction between a crescent moon and Mars joins an ongoing display of 'shooting stars,' making July 28 one of the best ...

Summer evening skies are the home of some classic constellations. One of them is Scorpius the Scorpion, the 10th-brightest ...