Fingers crossed for clear skies in August, as the season's major astronomical events all seem to be clustered in that single ...

You don’t have to be a science geek to appreciate a bright meteor streaking across the night sky. Whether it’s a quick flash when you happen to look up, or a ...

Meteor showers appear when crumbs of dust (meteoroids) from asteroids or comets enter Earth's atmosphere at very high speeds. During their journey through the atmosphere, meteors rub against air ...

Within the first five months of 2026, stargazers have been treated to three dazzling meteor showers that sent "shooting stars" streaking across the night sky. The peak of the third major meteor shower ...

Two meteor showers, the Southern delta Aquarids and the alpha Capricornids, will peak simultaneously from July 30-31. The Perseids, considered the best meteor shower of the year, will peak between ...

It is almost time for the peak of the second meteor shower of 2026 in South Carolina. The Lyrid meteor shower doesn't bring quite as many dazzling streaks of light to night skies as its January ...

Still have a meteor hangover? Many of us are still thinking about last weekend’s meteor that hurtled through Earth’s atmosphere, exploding off the Massachusetts coast. Some of you may have heard a ...

Two of the earliest meteor showers of 2026 will be reaching their peak period of activity in the coming weeks, so you might see some shooting stars streaking across the night sky. The annual Lyrid ...

It is almost time for the peak of the second meteor shower of 2026 in Western North Carolina. The Lyrid meteor shower doesn't bring quite as many dazzling streaks of light to night skies as its ...

Within the first five months of 2026, stargazers have been treated to three dazzling meteor showers that sent "shooting stars" streaking across the night sky. The peak of the third major meteor shower ...