Three different meteor showers are happening at the same time this month, giving skywatchers plenty of chances to spend their ...

Shooting stars are, it would appear, ... He is drawn to the weird, wonderful and under examined, as well as anything related to life in the Arctic Circle.

“Shooting stars” can occur anywhere in the sky. However, there are a few steps you can take to maximize your chances. The first is to stand facing east where the constellation of Lyra “the ...

Sometimes shooting stars are confused for comets because they create a glowing streak, but the millions-of-miles-long tail of a comet is its ice and dust vaporizing in space.

During the English Renaissance, people believed shooting stars were luminaries falling from the heavens and harbingers of calamity. But by the end of the 19th century, scientists had established ...