(The number of meteors a single observer would see in an hour of peak activity with a clear, dark sky and the radiant at the zenith). The Leonid meteor shower is active from Nov. 3 to Dec. 2 this ...

Saturday and Sunday nights provide a good opportunity to catch the Leonid meteor shower, considered one of the major showers each year. It's been a big week for skywatchers. The Northern Taurids ...

On Nov. 13, 1833, 100,000 meteors cascaded down. This meteor storm is recorded as the most remarkable meteor phenomenon in history. Many people, including Abraham Lincoln, witnessed the sky ...

The Leonids can be seen at the same time each year in mid-November The Leonids - one of the most prolific annual meteor showers - will be streaking across the heavens in the early hours of Sunday.

It is important to stress again that at the outset that any suggestion of a spectacular meteor Leonid display this year is, to put it mildly, overly optimistic. Unless the Leonid meteor shower ...

The Leonid meteor shower, one of the most iconic celestial events, is currently active. If you missed its peak on the nights of November 17-18, don’t worry; the shower should still retain some ...

MOSCOW, November 17. /TASS/. Weather permitting, Earthlings will be able to see a sky full of shooting stars tonight, when meteors are expected to rain down on the planet, the Moscow Planetarium ...