The Perseids originate from Comet Swift-Tuttle, a short-period comet that orbits the Sun every 133 years. As Earth crosses ...

The Perseid Meteor Shower has returned for its annual appearance, and this year's show is already underway. Starting on July ...

This July, skywatchers across Southern California are in for a remarkable sight as the crescent Moon and Mars converge in a ...

Three significant meteor showers are going on at the same time these next two weeks. Also exciting is the gap between the two brightest planets shrinking rapidly on the way ...

UFO sightings in 1966 in Michigan led to the "swamp gas" explanation. People continue to report unidentified aerial phenomena as recently as June this year.

On July 28, a rare skywatching event will bring the crescent moon and Mars together in the Western skies of Southern ...

Wausau Pilot & Review WAUSAU – Stargazers in Wausau and across Marathon County will be treated to a packed week of skywatching opportunities, ...

During the post-sunset hours of Saturday (June 28), the crescent moon will line up with Mars and the bright star Regulus above the western horizon.

In the hours following sunset on Saturday (June 28), the waxing crescent moon will line up with Mars and the bright star Regulus above the western horizon — before swiftly slipping out of view.

The waxing gibbous moon will appear close to Spica above the southwestern horizon after sunset on July 3.

The moon will ride close to the bright star Spica above the southwestern horizon tonight (July 3) — and some well-placed viewers will see the lunar disk pass directly in front of the bright ...

Pluto reaches opposition and the Moon waxes to First Quarter as shooting stars streak through the sky this week.