When Earth passes through a trail of debris left behind by Comet Thatcher every April, the Lyrid meteor shower becomes visible. It takes about 415.5 years for the comet to orbit the sun once. This ...

One of the oldest meteor showers recorded by humans began this week—but don’t worry, there’s still plenty of time left to see it.

The Ursid meteor shower is set to give skywatchers a final astronomical highlight as the year concludes, according to report. While the display is quieter than some of the more prominent meteor ...

Want to see a shooting star? ETA Aquarids meteor shower becomes most active around May each year as Earth passes through ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The year’s first supermoon and meteor shower will sync up in January skies, but the light from one may dim the other. The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks Friday night into Saturday ...

The Moon will outshine May's annual meteor shower, but there are other things to look for in the sky including a beautiful ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. As many as 120 “shooting stars” per hour may be visible ...

May is filled with sights to see, from a blue micromoon - the month's second full moon - and the Eta Aquariids meteor shower.