Stargazers have a chance to get a good look at the Milky Way and summer constellations in the night skies this August. Some ...

The other reason is that it's one of the most active meteor showers of the year. During its peak, the meteor shower is known to rain down as many as 100 meteors per hour, accordin ...

Peaking in mid-August ( Aug. 12 ), NASA considers this “the best meteor shower of the year,” noting, “With swift and bright ...

AMS says the best time to see any meteor shower is between midnight and dawn. According to NASA, the Perseids can be seen as ...

What’s Up for August? Jupiter and Venus shine brightly in the mornings as they appear to graze each other in the sky on the 11th and 12th. The Perseids are washed out by the Moon. The ...

Beat the Florida heat, especially if you can't sleep, and head outside to see the Perseids meteor shower this weekend. One of the most popular meteor showers of the year, at their peak, the Perseids ...

Every summer, the Perseids meteor shower puts on a celestial display when fragments of space debris vaporize as they fall ...

Stephanie Vermillion is a travel journalist and photographer covering culture and adventure for Travel + Leisure Outside, 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, stars and Perseid meteor shower.

No, there are no federal holidays in August. It is one of only three months, including March and April, in 2025 that do not ...

It has a been an active summer in terms of meteor showers, and August is no different. How to watch the Perseids, details on the sturgeon moon.