A new time lapse from the International Space Station captures a meteor streaking into the atmosphere and vaporizing above ...

A super “beaver moon” rises behind Monte Prena in Italy’s Apennine Mountains in November 2024. This year’s “beaver moon”—the largest full moon of 2025—kicks off a dazzling month of celestial events, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Caught on camera, a meteor raced across the night sky over The Dalles on Monday. KOIN 6 viewer Jacqueline Tharp’s camera was able to capture a meteor shooting across the night ...

Are you a night owl or an early riser who likes to look at the night sky? Keep an eye out on Sunday and Monday nights because from midnight into the pre-dawn hours, the annual Leonid meteor shower is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The annual Geminid meteor shower, one of the year’s most ...

Oregonians will have an opportunity to view a triple cosmic event in October, as two rare comets will be visible alongside the Orionid meteor shower. The Orionid meteor shower peaked Oct. 21, and will ...

Since 1833, when the Leonids unleashed over 100,000 meteors an hour, scientists have traced these celestial tempests to a single comet whose debris still shapes our skies today. Every autumn, as the ...

No matter your observing experience or equipment, January 2026 provides many impressive astronomy events to kick off the new year. So, bundle up, grab your eyeballs, binoculars, or telescope, and ...

The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most prolific showers of the year, producing rich, bright streaks. The Perseids are ...