Meanwhile, astronomers are keeping watch for a rare nova—a sudden explosion of a distant star—that could appear to the naked ...

The Full or Flower Moon is on May 12. The Moon is Last Quarter, rising at midnight, on May 20. On the 22nd, the waning ...

From late Monday into the early hours of Tuesday, debris from Halley's comet will create shooting stars. Here's the best time ...

E3 (ZTF) could be visible in dark skies with the naked eye if it continues to brighten. NASA explains how to see it. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ...

Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was that rare type of comet that arrived with fanfare and lived up to the hype, serving up naked-eye views ...

The starry spectacular has been observed for hundreds of years, and is the only comet visible to the naked eye from Earth that can appear twice in a human lifetime. These meteors are fast-moving ...

To best view the Eta Aquarids, find an area well away from city lights or street lights. On a sleeping bag, blanket or lawn chair, lie flat on your back with your feet facing east and look up, taking ...

Bits and pieces of Halley’s Comet, which last swung by Earth in 1986, will be visible as meteors in upcoming days. The ...