The dust causing the Perseids comes from a comet known as Swift-Tuttle, which last passed near Earth in 1992 and orbits the ...

Since I’m a meteorologist, not an astronomer, some of the night sky happenings aren’t always at the tip of my knowledge base.

Tonight’s conditions should be great to see some meteors with mostly clear skies. We could see a few thin passing clouds, but ...

Venus and Jupiter, the brightest planets in our solar system, are about to make their closest approach during their August ...

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 ...

A spectacular “planet parade” (also called an alignment) featuring six planets is visible during August. Here’s when and ...

On Monday, Aug. 12, Venus and Jupiter will pass within a degree of each other in the pre-dawn night sky in one of the closest ...

A final "gee-whiz" fact you can reveal to your friends is that what you are seeing in Monday's sky is an illusion of ...

The source of the shower is periodic comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. Discovered by astronomers Lewis Swift and Horace Tuttle in July ...

Explore why the moon may appear red in the U.S. tonight. Learn the science behind the celestial event involving the bright ...

This weekend, the 2025 August Sturgeon Moon will light up the skies across the UK. Here is how you can view the spectacle.