Most people know that the Earth’s rotation causes the sun to rise in the east and set in the west. Of course, the same is true for the moon, planets and ...

Tinymeteors, typically no larger than a grain of sand, frequently bore hot tunnelsthrough Earth's air to leave behind thin, glowing trails of gas. We sometimessee them as dramatic "shootingstars ...

The 15th Annual Shooting Star Trail Bike Rideon Saturday will be a day for people to enjoy a scenic path winding through some area communities. SUBSCRIBE NOW 3 months/99¢ a month Show Search.

ROSE CREEK — Removing trees and culverts along the Shooting Star Trail’s nearly 6-mile future route to Rose Creek is expected to start this fall. Although they don’t have money yet to do the ...

Stargazers refer to ephemeral glowing streaks across the sky as "shooting stars," yet the phenomenon is not a star at all. What you're seeing is a meteor that has flown through space and into ...

The sight of a shooting star this weekend is best viewed as a bonus if you’re already going to be outside stargazing. Don’t make a special effort for this one—save that for later in the year ...

Star trails look larger than life among the sculptures of a grasshopper and scorpion. Astrophotographer Adam Gordon took the image at California's Anza Borrego Desert State Park on the night of ...