These linkups happen when several planets appear to line up in the night sky at once. Such parades are fairly common, ...

Meteorite that crashed into Georgia home is believed to have originated from the main asteroid belt, making it 4.56 billion ...

Set your alarm and find a dark sky: the Perseid Meteor Showers hit their peak overnight, with bright fireballs likely even ...

Tuesday night into Wednesday morning will be the best time to view the Perseid meteor shower as it reaches its peak.

It'll be an active sky over several days in August 2025, with planets visible, meteor showers and nebulas popping up. Here's ...

It'll be an active sky over several days in August 2025, with planets visible, meteor showers and nebulas popping up. Here's ...

Skywatchers are in for a two-part cosmic spectacle: a rare Venus-Jupiter pairing followed by the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. Tuesday, Aug. 12 will dawn with brilliant Venus sidling up to mighty ...

Just before sunrise, Venus gleams in the east and appears to brush past the Beehive Cluster (M44) in Cancer. To photograph it, use a 100–200mm telephoto lens and aim for maximum darkness before ...

Plus, Venus and Jupiter will pair up for a grand appearance during the peak of the shower. (Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images) The Perseids, one of the most dazzling and reliable meteor showers of the ...

July is once again exiting in style, treating stargazers to a meteor shower double-feature this week.