You don’t need any special equipment or a lot of skills to view a meteor shower. Even though all you really need is a clear sky, lots of patience, and this handy Interactive Meteor Shower Sky Map with ...

The International Dark-Sky Association (IDSA) has a map of nearly 250 places where ... Each year during the Perseid Meteor shower in August the observatory holds observation nights.

This year August holds two aces up its sleeve: very favorable conditions for the Perseid meteor shower and a close gathering of planets in the west. Look for the Perseids after 10 p.m. the nights ...

along with the Geminid meteor shower in December and the Perseid meteor shower in August. But the Quadrantids meteor shower has a relatively short peak period of only six hours or so. The ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. February will also see a meteor shower unfold. The Alpha Centaurid meteor shower, also known as the α-Centaurids, is active from Jan ...

(The name is an homage to the Perseid meteor shower and Houston’s longstanding reputation as a hub of space exploration.) Bludorn has partnered with Bunkhouse Hotels for the opening, with ...

Perseid meteors in the night sky via NASA’s All Sky Fireball Network cameras across the US. Credit: Space.com |footage ...

We’d come up to the open top deck of our cruise ship to witness the Perseid meteor shower, a celestial spectacular to rival the Northern Lights. Resident astronomer Paul Fellows flashed his ...

The Perseid meteor shower is one of the year's most anticipated celestial events, offering a dazzling display of shooting stars streaking across the night sky. This annual spectacle, which occurs ...

The Geminid meteor shower peaks overnight on Dec. 13 and Dec. 14. The Geminids are active between Nov. 19 to Dec. 24 each year. This year, the moon will not interfere too much with Geminid meteor ...

The Northern lights along with some quick flashes of Perseid meteors are seen in these time-lapses captured on the outskirts of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK and Sistersville, West Virginia, USA. The ...

April 21-22: The annual Lyrid meteor shower will peak, offering views of 10 to 15 meteors per hour. Aug. 12-13: Another annual phenomenon, the Perseid meteor shower will peak. Though it typically ...