Created from debris trails from Halley’s Comet, the eta Aquariids can be seen from both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres ...

About 15 meteors per hour are typically seen in a dark sky during the peak ... However, all meteor showers' shooting stars can appear anywhere in the night sky. Shooting "stars" are actually ...

The roughly 150 Dark Sky Places in the U.S. fall into five ... when the Perseid meteor shower is in full force, to see dozens of shooting stars. There's also a small ghost town nearby called ...

Spring 2025 will feature a "blood moon" lunar eclipse, a partial solar eclipse at sunrise, two meteor showers and some ...

The universe is ballooning outward at an ever-faster clip under the power of an unknown force dubbed dark energy. One of the ...

National parks and designated Dark Sky Places offer excellent opportunities ... she saw her first shooting star. "The Milky Way seemed like a million of stars, it was beautiful, it was incredible ...

Taking pictures of distant stars is no longer just the work of astronomers. Anyone can capture the majesty of the galaxy with a simple camera. You don't need expensive gadgets - all you need is a dark ...

Shooting stars can be faint even at their brightest so, for the best views, try to find somewhere dark with a good open view ...

Astronomy enthusiasts gather to admire the grandeur of the cosmos in one of the darkest locations of the United States during the darkest part of the year.

Symphony Under the Stars is one of many events at the annual Dark Sky Festival (17 October to 2 November 2025) held in Jasper National Park, one of the world's largest and most accessible dark sky ...