The best time to hunt for Ursid meteors is from the evening of Dec. 21 straight through to dawn on Dec. 22. The shower's peak ...

The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on Jan.3-4 and is active between Dec. 28 and Jan. 12. Our guide tells you how and where you can see the Quadrantid display.

The Ursid meteor shower peaks on Sunday, Dec. 21, just after the solstice, with ideal viewing conditions and dark skies just ...

From bioluminescence tours to northern lights excursions, nighttime tourism is on the rise—and I understand the allure well.

P. Jenniskens, SETI Institute and NASA Ames Research Center; and M. Breukers and C. Johannink, Cameras for Allsky Meteor Surveillance (CAMS), BeNeLux, report that the chi Cygnids meteor shower (IAU ...

This month will bring some striking celestial sights, including one of the year’s best meteor showers and a glowing Saturn-moon pairing. December’s “cold moon”—seen here rising above Whitby Abbey in ...