There’s a blaze of light across the sky! A fireball is seen by thousands, and mobile phone and dashcam footage soon appears ...

Pieces of debris coming from a famous comet are expected to appear fast as they leave glowing trails across the sky early ...

With up to 60 meteors per hour under perfect conditions during the peak night, the Eta Aquariids are considered a strong ...

From late Monday into the early hours of Tuesday, debris from Halley's comet will create shooting stars. Here's the best time ...

Spring Constellations dominate the night sky during the month of May. To the south, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, ...

On Sunday, May 4, the Eta Aquarid meteor shower is expected to leave glowing streaks in Earth’s atmosphere, according to the ...

Like meteors, space junk travels at vast speeds as it travels through the atmosphere and it begins burning up spectacularly.

Meanwhile, astronomers are keeping watch for a rare nova—a sudden explosion of a distant star—that could appear to the naked ...

The Eta Aquarids are known for their fast meteors but probably more so for their parent—the famous Halley’s Comet.

Arguably, the highlight for astrophotographers this month is comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN)’s brush with the Pleiades open cluster to ...

The object, also known as Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS), was discovered on September 27 and quickly earned its nickname following speculation that it might be visible in the night sky near the end of ...

Want to explore the solar system while you wait for the Eta Aquarids to peak? The Celestron NexStar 4SE is ideal for ...