The full moon occurs on the 9th in the constellation of Aquarius — the Perseid meteor showers peak from August 11-13. Venus ...

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

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

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

Each evening throughout the month of August, we can see the planet Mars in the western sky after sunset. To find it, look for ...