Discover the celestial events of August 2025, including Jupiter and Venus's close approach and the Perseid meteor shower.

The night sky is putting on a show tonight, but the best view may require an early alarm. The Orionid meteor shower peaks overnight Wednesday, Oct. 21, into Thursday, Oct. 22, offering stargazers a ...

The meteors emerge from the constellation Taurus, giving the shower its name, while the brightest streaks can flash anywhere across the sky Getty Look up, because the sky is about to put on a show!

The Draconid meteor shower will briefly light up the sky Thursday night — and it won’t even keep onlookers out past midnight. The shower is expected to peak at 9 p.m. ET Thursday, but depending on ...

In March 1975, two amateur prospectors trekked deep into the remote Old Woman Mountains in the Mojave Desert. Like others long before and after them, the pair were hoping to find gold and strike it ...

This meteor shower peaks Thursday into the early morning hours of Friday, but there is some good news. The "main maximum" peak of the shower happens at 9 p.m. EDT, much earlier than most meteor ...

The Orionid meteor shower is active from early October to early November, with its peak occurring around October 21-22. Considered one of the year's most beautiful meteor showers, the Orionids are ...

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On Aug. 14, 1992, a meteorite entered the atmosphere over Mbale, Uganda and exploded into hundreds of pieces! Debris from this meteorite shower was strewn over an area of about 2 by 4 miles, and the ...

The Perseid meteor shower will be visible from July 14 to September 1, with peak viewing expected on August 12 and 13. A new moon during the peak will create ideal dark sky conditions for viewing the ...

Chicagoans disappointed to have missed out on Wednesday’s total eclipse that swept across Russia, Greenland, Iceland and Spain can still experience an awe-inspiring celestial event this week: a meteor ...