Under a moonless dark sky away from light pollution, the Perseids can produce up to 75 meteors per hour on the peak night — ...

One of the most colorful and best meteor showers of the year is about to leave colorful streaks across the black backdrop of ...

The Perseids return on 12 August for a dazzling display over the desert Abu Dhabi stargazers, your annual date with the ...

It's time once again for the Perseid meteor shower! Meteors from this annual celestial display are remnants from the ancient comet Swift-Tuttle, which orbits the sun and deposits debris every 133 ...

Perseids are known for their bright fireballs and plentiful meteors. The show started on July 17, and will run through Aug. 23.

The best viewing sites are inland foothills, mountains and desert areas that offer a clear, broad view of the sky.

A trio of astronomical events will take place within a single week this month, including a well-known meteor shower.

August brings Saturn and Neptune together, offers two shadow transits of Titan, and sees a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.

On August 12, the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter (noted above) will be positioned such that Venus will appear bright while Jupiter takes on a golden glow. The conjunction of the moon and the planet ...

On Tuesday night into early Wednesday, skygazers will be treated to dueling meteor showers converging as the Alpha ...

Sky-gazers may get a good chance to see fireballs streak across the night sky this week. Two meteor showers — the Alpha ...