The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is known for its fast fireballs, which occur as Earth passes through the rubble left by ...

Some Utahns got a glimpse of a real phenomenon Saturday night: a meteor barreling through the Earth's atmosphere — so big that our NASA solar system ambassador called it a fireball.

Comet SWAN, hailing from the Oort Cloud beyond Pluto, has been visible through telescopes and binoculars over the past few ...

West Texas Astronomers host a public skywatching event on Friday during the near peak of the Eta Aquarid meteor showers. Here ...

Every so often, a comet passes through the inner solar system. “These are relics from when the solar system first formed,” ...

To see the comet during the more convenient evening hours, you'll need a clear and unobstructed view of the west-northwest horizon and must wait until the sky has gotten sufficiently dark ...

The constellations overhead in May are dominated by Leo the Lion and Ursa Major the Great Bear. Leo is easy to pick out by spotting a large backward question mark known as the Sickle. The bright star ...

Every so often, a comet passes through the inner solar system. “These are relics from when the solar system first formed,” said Jason Ybarra, director of the West Virginia University ...