Plus: The August Full Sturgeon Moon shines, the colorful double star Albireo sparkles, and Mercury reappears in the sky this ...

Earthgrazers are Perseid meteors that strike the atmosphere at a very shallow angle, like a stone deftly skipped across the ...

The biggest and best of the summer’s string of meteor showers is now underway. The Perseids - known for bringing bright ...

It's the most popular meteor shower of the year, but stargazers will need to take a few extra steps in 2025 to enjoy the peak ...

Attention all astronomers, lovers of the cosmos, and meteor shower thrill seekers. This weekend has everything from a Full ...

The Perseid meteor shower will peak next week. If you miss it, there are other meteor showers later this year that you can ...

However, the American Meteor Society is warning that there will be a bright moon on August 12—a waning gibbous that will be 84 percent full—which could reduce visibility by more than 75 percent, with ...

Along with being the last full moon of summer, August's sturgeon moon will take place within a few days of other celestial ...

The Perseid meteor shower, named for its proximity to the constellation Perseus, is the best and brightest meteor shower each year, NASA says.

As many as 100 "shooting stars" per hour can be seen during the peak of the Perseids on Aug. 12 and 13, but a bright full ...

The Perseids are one of the most visually spectacular meteor showers of the year and are known for spawning impressive ...

The American Meteor Society also notes that the moon may give viewers some difficulty. Perseids' peak occurs just three days ...