August’s full moon is the Sturgeon Moon, a name taken from the ancient fish that was once plentiful in the lakes and rivers ...

On the evening of July 24, 2025, the new moon will arrive, heralding a spectacular celestial display. As reported by ...

August’s full moon arrives at 2:55 a.m. on Aug. 9. As it wanes, it will play spoiler to the annual Perseid meteor shower, which is predicted to peak in the early morning hours of Aug. 12 or Aug. 13.

Following Saturn is Venus, rising in New York at 2:51 a.m. on July 25. Venus is in Taurus, and so bright that it is ...

By Deane Morrison In August, Mars gets lost as it sinks deep into the sun’s afterglow. Meanwhile, Jupiter climbs above the predawn eastern horizon to join brilliant Venus. Early in the month, Venus ...

The Summer Triangle’s Vega will already be high in the sky, with Deneb and Altair following. The image depicts the view looking east around 9:30 p.m. (Blaine Friedlander/Dan Stillman) ...

The Summer Triangle — which consists of the three bright stars Deneb, Vega and Altair — is visible from late spring until winter, but it's highest in the sky during the summer months.

You’ll see three bright stars: Vega, Deneb, and Altair. These mark the corners of the “Summer Triangle” and are your guides to the three constellations of Lyra, Cygnus, and Aquila.

Vega, in the constellation Lyra, the lyre, is somewhat more massive than Altair, but nearly four times as luminous. Even though it’s 25 light-years away, it appears to be a bit brighter than its ...