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.

This year, you can celebrate Earth Month under the stars in your own back yard as you watch the Lyrid meteor shower, which will peak on the evening of April 21. The sky will be very dark since the ...

November has more than turkey and stuffing in store -- keep your eyes on the skies for two meteor showers and a lunar eclipse! First, the Northern Taurid meteor shower graces the sky on the night of ...