Report from RNZ A large flash that lit up the night sky over Wellington last night was captured by a live feed camera and ...

When comets come close to the Sun, the intense heat reduces them to gas, rock, and dust. When Earth orbits the Sun, it runs into this train of debris, sparking excitement and provoking rocks to race ...

The Perseid meteor shower radiates from the constellation Perseus and occurs every year between July and September.

Skywatchers are set for a double helping of celestial sights on Saturday, Jan. 3, when the rise of the first full moon of 2026 will be followed shortly by the peak of one of the strongest meteor ...

From the moonless Perseids to the dazzling Geminids, here’s when to watch the best moonless meteor showers in 2026.

The Perseids will dazzle in August with up to 100 meteors an hour and ideal viewing conditions across the Northern Hemisphere ...

The final meteor shower of the year is set to peak on Monday night, bringing shooting stars to skies across the northern hemisphere. The Ursid meteor shower, which occurs when the Earth passes through ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Liang Li/Getty Images A perseid meteor shower over Mt. Baker. Most natural spectacles require packing a bag and logging miles in ...

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower 2025 is active between April 19 and May 28 and this year peaks overnight May 5-6. The best time ...

We already know that Oregon has some of the darkest skies in the country, so perhaps it’s no surprise that our state is also ...