The Quadrantids might be one of the strongest showers this year, but poor weather could make them difficult to see.

The Perseid meteor shower, commonly known as the Perseids, is considered the brightest, most prolific meteor shower of the ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. The annual Perseid meteor shower has begun and you need to start thinking about planning a visit to a dark sky destination for ...

BOSTON - The Perseid meteor shower, one of the best shooting star displays of the year, is set to light up the night sky above Massachusetts tonight. On Sunday night, the Earth will pass through a ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. The peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower is coming soon. As many as 50 “shooting stars” per hour are expected to streak ...

Two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) struck Earth’s magnetic field on New Year’s Eve, bringing out the displays of light in the ...

Parts of the UK will be treated to another celestial delight on Monday evening, as the Perseid meteor shower continues to streak the sky. The spectacle began on Sunday night and is expected to ...

The annual Perseid meteor shower has lit up skies across the world to the delight of those hoping to catch a glimpse of a shooting star. The phenomenon brings up to 100 meteors an hour ...

The phenomenon prompted several theories as to what could have caused it, some people suggesting it could have been created by other celestial bodies, such as Jupiter. Initial reports indicated that ...

A nature fireworks show will flash through the night sky from Aug. 11 and 13 as the Perseid meteor shower makes its annual summer appearance. At its peak on the night of Aug. 12, up to 30 ...

The Perseid meteors are fragments of ice and rock ejected by Comet Swift-Tuttle, which swing into the inner solar system every 133 years. When Earth passes through this stream of debris each year ...

The annual Perseid meteor shower shows activity from 23 July through to 23 August, reaching its peak during daylight for the UK on 12 August. The best nights to watch out for a Perseid meteor ...