Check your weather forecast for clear skies, so you don't miss the spectacular astronomical events occurring throughout the ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — An extraterrestrial visitor lit up the night sky across Michigan on Sunday evening. The bright flash, caused by a falling meteoroid, could be seen from Jackson to the Upper ...

Although the Perseid meteor shower peaked late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning, stargazers can still catch a glimpse of the meteors until Aug. 23. The Perseid shower, which has been active ...

When you look up at the night sky and spot a bright streak of light racing across it, you’re witnessing one of nature’s most mesmerising events — a meteor, often called a “shooting star.” Despite the ...

The two green comets continue to shine brightly in twilight each evening for lucky skywatchers with binoculars in the Northern Hemisphere. For observers on Friday, Oct. 24, the bright Comet Lemmon ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) as imaged using a Seestar S30 smart ...

Smaller bodies of rock, metal, ice, and dust can be found scattered throughout space. These objects travel on their own courses, sometimes silently beyond Jupiter and occasionally quite close to Earth ...

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is this year’s brightest comet visible from Earth—an icy relic from the solar system’s origins that won’t return until the next millennium. Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), captured ...

NOTE: ZHR, zenithal hourly rate, the approximate number of shower-related meteors an observer would see under ideal conditions; Max Date, the date at which the highest flux of meteors is normally ...

NORFOLK, Va. — On the night of August 12 into August 13, the Perseid Meteor Shower peaks. This particular meteor shower is popular because of how many shooting stars one could see, with up to 100 ...

Don’t forget to look up into the night sky this month. October features several celestial events worthy of your gaze. Comets, meteor showers and a supermoon will all be competing for your attention.