To get a glimpse of the “Swift Planet,” EarthSky suggests waiting for the sun to set before looking west for the planet ...

Objects from space are crashing into Earth’s atmosphere all the time. They just don’t always happen with the perfect timing ...

No, it was a meteorite. For a few brief moments today, a bright fireball lit up the midnight skies above Scotland. The meteor ...

Arizona is an ideal spot to see the Milky Way thanks to its numerous dark-sky places. Here's the best time to see - and ...

The α-Capricornids and the Southern δ-Aquariids will light up the night of July 30th-31st with a combined total of 30 shooting stars per hour.

More than 200 sightings were sent to the American Meteor Society, and a Georgia resident reported a rock falling through a ...

A rare fireball seen over the Southeast last week was tied to the annual Bootid meteor shower. Find out how you can still ...

If you were looking up at the right moment recently, you might have been treated to an incredible, silent light show – a ...

There are plenty of meteor showers that can be enjoyed from Earth every year, perhaps the most spectacular of all is the ...

On July 4, Mercury will reach its greatest eastern elongation from the Sun, making it visible from Earth. While not as bright ...