Under ideal conditions, about 25 Quadrantid meteors would be visible per hour, according to NASA. While the meteors are known to lack persistent tails, they often produce bright fireballs, which are ...

If you're planning to gaze at the night sky in the upcoming year, be sure to mark these dates in your calendar.

The most popular meteor shower of the summer is about to peak in California. During the Perseid meteor shower, hundreds of bright, fast-moving meteors zip across the night sky. The dazzling display of ...

Tonight is one of the peak nights for the Perseid meteor shower. The most shooting stars will be blazing across the night sky, but a few factors could limit how easy it is to watch in Mississippi.

It’s that time of year again, and the peak of what’s revered as the “best meteor shower of the year” is approaching. Meteor showers occur when Earth passes through streams of debris left behind by ...

A fireball streaks across the morning sky above NSF Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of NSF NOIRLab funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation. A rare display of “shooting stars” ...

The unpredictable Leonid meteor shower peaks overnight Monday, giving Florida residents the chance to see shooting stars with long-lasting trains and even some fireballs, weather permitting. The ...

The Leonid meteor shower will peak tonight and will feature some of the fastest meteors. Sky watchers can expect to see up to 15 meteors per hours, including bright fireballs and long-tailed ...