It’s known for its bright and fast-moving shooting stars resulting from Halley’s comet, the most famous comet of all, which ...

The best time to see the Lyrids will be early next week, which coincides with the start of the Eta Aquarids meteor shower.

Both meteor showers can be seen from the northern hemisphere, but the Eta Aquarids are most impressive to stargazers in the ...

It’s said that if you catch one in the night sky the universe might grant you a wish. On any given night, shooting stars are ...

Spring in the northern hemisphere brings with it the promise for the Lyrids, the first good meteor shower of the season.

It's officially spring now. A week or so ago I sat in the Adirondack chair outside and soaked up some 73-degree sunshine, ...

The Lyrids are the product of a comet called C/1861 G1 (Thatcher) that has a roughly 422-year orbit around the Sun; their ...

The first meteor shower of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, the Lyrids, will peak overnight on April 21-22. This year, the annual meteor shower will peak in virtually moonless night skies, which ...

The annual display of Lyrids, famous for bright “fireball” shooting stars, will occur from April 17-26, peaking on April 22, ...

The best U.S, places to see meteors are called dark sky places, so named since they limit light pollution. The 2025 Eta ...

Your host for the weekend? Dr Matt Agnew—yep, the former Bachelor and scientist—will be guiding the sky tour with a high-powered telescope and serious cosmic smarts. Over two days, guests will settle ...

Meteor showers are the result of comet debris that remains behind. When Earth passes through this dust, the particles incinerate.