The bright Perseids are perhaps the most popular meteor shower of the year. But if the last-quarter moon that will appear during the shower this year is especially bright, they'll be washed out.

The Orionid meteor shower will reach its peak this year on the night of Oct. 20 and 21. The best time to view the shower is after midnight when the constellation Orion, where the meteors appear to ...

A pair of stunning celestial sights are on tap for stargazers this week, as the astronomical events calendar marches into fall. This season is an especially cruel one for Pacific Northwest star gazers ...

The Geminid meteor shower will hit its peak the night of Saturday, Dec. 13, and continue into the morning hours of Sunday, Dec. 14. The shower began on Dec. 4 and will end on Dec. 17, according to the ...

The Orionid meteor shower is expected to be one of the most beautiful and bright showers of the year. Because the comet debris are blazing by at 148,000 mph, they can leave stunning glowing trails in ...