Next weekend will be a great time to get away from city lights to enjoy the night sky and the annual Geminid meteor shower. Meteors are also known as falling, or shooting, stars because they appear to ...

Missouri stargazers are in for a special treat this week. That's because the Orionid meteor shower is set to peak tonight, and conditions could allow for a night full of shooting stars. At its peak, ...

ATLANTA — Skywatchers are in for a treat this weekend as the Geminid meteor shower—one of the most beloved meteor displays of the year—reaches its peak. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at The Franklin ...

The fall sky-gazing season is officially in full swing with the Orionid meteor shower peak in October and Comet A6 Lemmon increasingly visible in the night sky. The Orionid meteor shower peaks on Oct.

WASHINGTON — Three meteor showers will light up the sky in November, giving stargazers a potentially action-packed month. The Taurids will peak on Wednesday, Nov. 5. The meteor shower consists of the ...

The Orionid meteor shower is set to peak in the wee hours of Tuesday, Oct. 21, and conditions could allow for a night full of shooting stars. Folks who missed the Draconid meteor shower earlier this ...

The spectacular Geminid meteor shower of 2025 kicks off Thursday night, Dec. 4, with shooting stars and bright multi-colored fireballs expected to light up the December sky amid tonight's full moon ...

The Draconid meteor shower, which peaks on Wednesday, Oct. 8, can be viewed from the United States and produces up to 10 shooting stars per hour, NASA reports. The problem? The nearly full moon might ...

Tonight may be your last chance to see a shooting star in 2025 - and you won't want to miss it. The Ursid meteor shower will reach its dazzling peak this evening, sending bright fireballs flashing ...

Meteor showers are undeniably stunning sights. From our viewpoint here on earth, a meteor shower looks like a series of shooting stars falling through the night sky, with even more stars twinkling in ...