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.

The Orionid meteor shower will reach its peak this year on the night of Oct. 20 and 21. The best time to view the shower is after midnight when the constellation Orion, where the meteors appear to ...

WASHINGTON — The Orionid meteor shower will put on a cosmic show in the night sky this week, giving stargazers a chance to see up to 20 meteors per hour. The Orionids will peak on Tuesday, Oct. 21, ...

Didn't catch the Leonid meteor shower Sunday night? The peak of the shower may be visible into early morning Tuesday.

Central Texas skies could put on a small show again this week as the Northern Taurids return for another round of slow, ...

The Orionid meteor shower peaks Monday night and early Tuesday (Oct. 20-21), when as many as 10-15 meteors per hour could be visible, but only if skies are mostly clear skies and you are away from ...

Meteors from the Leonids can be spotted in the constellation Leo, and will be visible from both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. This year, the moon will be 9 percent full, which is good news ...