Beginning in July, stargazers can look forward to three meteor showers this summer, including the famed Perseids. Here's how ...

Beginning in July, stargazers can look forward to three meteor showers this summer, including the famed Perseids. Here's ...

The 2026 Perseid meteor shower is expected to deliver one of its best displays in years, peaking overnight August 12–13 under ...

Learn about the best way to experience the upcoming Eta Aquarids meteor shower, which will peak before dawn on May 6, 2026.

When Earth passes through a trail of debris left behind by Comet Thatcher every April, the Lyrid meteor shower becomes visible. It takes about 415.5 years for the comet to orbit the sun once. This ...

The Perseids, considered by astronomers to be the best meteor shower of the year, are about to begin. The meteor shower occurs annually from about July 17 to Aug. 23, typically peaking in mid-August, ...

The first major meteor shower, the Lyrids, begin on April 14, peaking April 21–22 in dark moonless skies. Here's everything you need to know.

The best time to view the Lyrids this year will be early morning on April 22.

While visible in both hemispheres, the Eta Aquarids are most striking from the southern tropics. In northern skies, these ...

If you're hoping to see the galactic light show that is the Perseid meteor shower this time around, you just might be in luck, according to Ottawa's backyard astronomer, Gary Boyle. "It should be a ...