Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The northern lights, or aurora borealis, light up the sky above Joshua Tree National Park during the Perseid meteor shower in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The much-anticipated Perseid meteor shower, one of nature's most dazzling sky shows, is set to peak Tuesday night into early ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — There’s still time to catch the Perseid meteor shower, with darker skies now offering better viewing than during its moonlit peak. Stargazers who head out between now and Aug. 23 ...

NOTE: ZHR, zenithal hourly rate, the approximate number of shower-related meteors an observer would see under ideal conditions; Max Date, the date at which the highest flux of meteors is normally ...

One of the most popular events of the skywatching calendar is upon us: the Perseid meteor shower will be active from July 17 through August 23, peaking overnight on August 12 to 13. Occurring every ...

Exactly 150 summers ago, stargazers were admiring a beautiful new comet. Discovered in mid-July 1862 by Americans Lewis Swift and Horace Tuttle, the new object became favorably positioned high in the ...

The Perseids meteor shower peaks August 12–13, with the best viewing between midnight and 3 a.m. An 84% full Moon will reduce visibility, making faint meteors harder to see. Viewers may still catch 10 ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — There’s still time to catch the Perseid meteor shower, with darker skies now offering better viewing than during its moonlit peak. Stargazers who head out between now and Aug. 23 ...

The much-anticipated Perseid meteor shower, one of nature's most dazzling sky shows, is set to peak Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning, lighting up skies across the Northern Hemisphere. "The ...