Meteor Showers
Meteors Sound Like Aliens!
A space radar picked up the sounds of a meteor shower as it delighted skywatchers over the weekend. What do…
Your Perseid Images from Around — and Above — the World!
[/caption] We made a wish that our readers would send in their images of the Perseid Meteor Shower, and it…
Enjoy the Perseid Meteor Shower Even if it’s Cloudy
[/caption] Oh no! You have planned to go out and watch the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower this weekend,…
How To Enjoy The 2011 Perseid Meteor Shower
[/caption] It’s time for the Perseid Meteor Shower and you want to bag some meteors (shooting stars), but how? Maybe…
The Perseids: Why is There a Meteor Shower?
[/caption] Every year from late July to mid-August, the Earth encounters a trail of debris left behind from the tail…
April’s Shooting Stars
[/caption] April showers? Yes! The 16th to the 26th this month brings us the April Lyrid Meteor Shower, with the…
Get Ready for the Geminids — In the Sky and Online!
[/caption] One of the best night sky events of the year is on tap: The Geminid Meteor shower. According to…
Hartley 2 Spawns Meteor Shower
[/caption]The comet of the year for 2010 seems to be Hartley 2. Although this comet is receding from Earth now…
A Comet that Gives Twice?
[/caption]While historically, meteor showers were portents of ill omens, we know today that they are the remnants of ejecta from…
Tonight the Planets and Perseids Put on a Show For Free
Just a reminder: It's time to head up on the roof, to the backyard, the pasture, the mountaintop --- wherever…