One of the best annual meteor showers, the Perseid meteor shower, is peaking now. The view this year may be slightly marred ...

The Perseids are known for being especially swift and bright, and in a good year viewers can expect to spot between 50 and ...

Since I’m a meteorologist, not an astronomer, some of the night sky happenings aren’t always at the tip of my knowledge base.

Here’s a look at what’s going on above us right now and later in the month. The expression “dog days” refers to the period ...