Some stargazers are calling it a planetary parade: Every other planet in our solar system can be seen in the sky tonight.

At the start of each year, within a few days of all the New Year's Eve celebrations wrapping up, the sky itself puts on a ...

Sky enthusiasts, especially those fond of tracking “shooting stars,” may want to mark their calendars for these meteor showers happening in 2024. Quadrantids (Dec. 15 – Jan. 17) Originating from the ...

Usually, the best time to see a meteor shower is a clear sky, no moon or cloud cover and between midnight and sunrise. The ...

National parks or camping sites tend to be solid options for stargazing, and websites and apps like Dark Site Finder and Light Pollution Map are excellent ... shower's peak. The Perseids, for ...

The Perseids are at their brightest over the northern hemisphere ... Even though all you really need is a clear sky, lots of patience, and this handy Interactive Meteor Shower Sky Map with a ...

The Perseid meteor shower, for example, peaks in mid-August from the constellation ... Planetariums, local astronomy clubs or online maps can help you figure out where to get away from excessive light ...

This interactive world light pollution map and the Dark Site Finder are both very useful ... Although the darkest skies are between midnight and dawn, the radiant of the Perseids – the constellation ...

There will be plenty more meteor showers throughout 2025, such as the exciting Perseids in August. Here is a list of meteor showers and their peak dates, according to the American Meteor Society.

The shower often produces bright fireballs, which originates from an asteroid called 2003 EH1. Those meteors appear in all ...