The Perseids “are an incredible meteor shower,” said Thaddeus LaCoursiere, planetarium program coordinator at the Bell Museum in St. Paul, Minnesota. Viewing of the Perseids lasts until August 23.

The Perseid meteor shower remains active as we head into this weekend and next week and with the Moon less likely to blot out ...

Six planets are hanging out in the sky this month. It's what's known as a planetary parade and it's the last one of the year.

The past week has been full of meteor showers across the world, a night time light show to remember. Glimpses of beautiful ...

You will be able to see the following planets during the planetary parade: Mercury - Visible to the naked eye, but binoculars will make it easier to spot. Venus - Visible to the naked eye. Jupiter - ...

The glorious August sky continues to deliver beauty. Not only has this week seen the peak of the Perseids meteor shower, two planetary conjunctions, and a planetary alignment, but if you wake up early ...

Fifty to seventy-five blazing streaks per hour every one a piece of cosmic flotsam going out in a flash of incandescent plasma. That is the show in store for those venturing outside during the height ...

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

Greetings, stargazers. Most of us have heard the weather proverb “red skies at night, sailors delight; red skies at morning, sailors take warning.” I certainly enjoy watching a beautiful red sunset, ...

When an unidentified interstellar object several miles wide comes hurtling through our solar system at 37 miles a second, the ...