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 ...

A final "gee-whiz" fact you can reveal to your friends is that what you are seeing in Monday's sky is an illusion of ...

It’s time once again for the Perseid meteor shower! Meteors from this annual celestial display are remnants from the ancient comet Swift-Tuttle, which ...

Jupiter and Venus are two of the brightest objects in the night sky. When you know where to look, it is very easy to spot ...

It’s time once again this year for the Perseid meteor shower, and most years, it’s a marquee stargazing event, but not this ...