The other reason is that it's one of the most active meteor showers of the year. During its peak, the meteor shower is known to rain down as many as 100 meteors per hour, accordin ...

The best viewing sites are inland foothills, mountains and desert areas that offer a clear, broad view of the sky.

A trio of astronomical events will take place within a single week this month, including a well-known meteor shower.

August brings Saturn and Neptune together, offers two shadow transits of Titan, and sees a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.

On August 12, the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter (noted above) will be positioned such that Venus will appear bright while Jupiter takes on a golden glow. The conjunction of the moon and the planet ...

Concerts, festivals, and even meteor showers — here’s what is happening in Rochester this weekend! Thursday — Party in the ...

On Tuesday night into early Wednesday, skygazers will be treated to dueling meteor showers converging as the Alpha ...

No, the world is not going dark on Aug. 2, but the real “eclipse of the century” will last over 6 minutes in 2027.

Sky-gazers may get a good chance to see fireballs streak across the night sky this week. Two meteor showers — the Alpha ...

Viewers will find three active meteor showers from late July into mid August according to the American Meteor Society.