Starting this weekend and into next week, there is a great opportunity to view a nighttime double-header, the unique ...

The Perseids are one of the most visually spectacular meteor showers of the year and are known for spawning impressive ...

The Perseids meteor shower — considered one of the best shows in the sky — is set to peak next week. But the peak for ...

The first begins on the night of July 17. Appearing to streak out of the constellation Perseus, in the northeastern sky, this meteor shower is known as the Perseids, and it is one of the best of ...

One of the best shooting star displays, the Perseids, is once again visible in the night sky. Although the meteor shower begins to appear from around mid-July and remains visible until late August, it ...

When the moon completes the first quarter of its journey around Earth this morning at 5:41 a.m. Its 90-degree angle between ...

The meteors are called the Perseids because they appear to radiate from the constellation Perseus, which at that time of ...

The Perseid meteor shower kicks off tonight with shooting stars and zooming fireballs. Here's where, when, what time, how to ...

Today, astronomers officially recognize 88 constellations, dividing up the entire night sky. Learning a few of the big ones first makes it way easier to find other stars and deep-space objects.

The Night Sky This Week: May 12-18, 2025 The moon takes center stage this week as it reaches its full phase, then wanes. After the vibrant “flower moon” rising in the southeast on Monday and ...

Perseus Moving Group, also known as the Alpha Persei Cluster, is a cluster of 500 stars, offering a glimpse of our Sun’s ...

The Night Sky This Week: April 7-13, 2025 The stars and constellations of spring may be dominating the night sky, but we’re about to lose them to a full moon. Since it’s due to turn into a ...