The moon’s shadow will travel about 8,260 kilometres in roughly 90 minutes, with maximum totality lasting up to two minutes ...

In the evening sky, the only planet available is the very bright planet Venus. It jumps out of early evening twilight in the low western sky and sets shortly thereafter. Venus has been our “evening ...

One of summer’s biggest celestial shows is building toward a peak that could be particularly impressive this year. The Perseid meteor shower will reach maximum activity overnight from Wednesday, Aug.

The Perseids return this summer, with a new moon expected during the peak. Here's when to watch and how to get the best view.

A solar eclipse will be seen across the Northern Hemisphere on Aug. 12, followed by the peak of the Perseid meteor shower in the early hours of Aug. 13.

Summer stargazing goes out with a bang in August with the best meteor shower of the year.

August brings the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, known for its plentiful shooting stars and explosive fireballs.

For the first time in more than a century, a total solar eclipse is coming to mainland Spain with an even longer encore next ...

Unlike the solar eclipse, seeing a meteor shower requires no precise timing and no particular equipment. Stargazers are simply encouraged to head out somewhere dark with a low horizon, allow their ...

August will see planets, meteor showers, and special lunar events in the sky. Will Ohio be able to see them? Here's when to ...

In this edition of WTOP’s “Eyes to the Skies,” partial eclipses of the sun and moon will take place in the month of August.

Solar and lunar eclipses both occur this month, as Mars and Jupiter meet in the early morning and the Perseid meteor shower peaks.