Nearly 400 years ago, Galileo looked at the Pleiades star cluster through his telescope and noticed that the seven or so ...

Stargazing in July hopefully promises warm nights in Wyoming. The highlight of July evenings is the prominent band of the ...

NASA released a nicely produced documentary about the James Webb Space Telescope called "Cosmic Dawn: the Untold Story of the ...

The Lyrids began on April 16 and will be visible until April 25. Last night offerered the best chance of seeing them, but with many areas seeing clear skies at least for periods tonight, it’s ...

The bits of space rock that create the Lyrids come from comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher, named for A. E. Thatcher, who discovered it in 1861. The Lyrids are one of the oldest known meteor showers.

Great balls of fire ☄️ It’s time for the #Lyrids meteor shower! It is best viewed in the northern hemisphere, where you are likely to see fast and bright meteors. After moonset and before dawn on ...

Comet Thatcher, the source of the Lyrids, takes about 415 years to orbit the Sun and won’t be visible from Earth again until 2276. But if you missed it, don't fret. The Eta Aquarids is just days ...

The latest observable meteor shower will be the Lyrids, which has been active since April 15 and is forecast to continue until April 30. The shower reaches its peak April 21 to 22, or Monday night ...

The Lyrids Meteor Shower Is Peaking. Here’s How to Watch. Active since last week, the shower is formed from a comet’s debris and is forecast to produce the most fireballs overnight.

With many years of sighted documentation, the Lyrids are the oldest continuously recorded meteor shower, dating back to 687 BC. While records of the meteor showers date back 2700 years, NASA said ...