Shooting stars look like they’re falling toward us, diving across the sky in a straight-down streak. But if they’re actually ...

Sometimes shooting stars are confused for comets because they create a glowing streak, but the millions-of-miles-long tail of a comet is its ice and dust vaporizing in space.

Shooting star season is here. The time to catch a falling star is coming up soon, but in 2019, the full moon will somewhat get in the way.