A bright waning gibbous moon may wash out this week's Eta Aquarid meteor shower peak — but early risers could still catch a few shooting stars.

Between the night of April 21 and the early morning of April 22, those looking in the right place will see the sky light up with 15 to 20 meteors per hour.

Halley's Comet isn’t coming back to the inner Solar System anytime soon until 2061, but every May, Earth passes through ...

Wondering when the next meteor shower is worth staying up for? The night sky is about to deliver a fast, quiet spectacle. The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, created from debris left behind by Halley’s ...

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower soon will light the sky with debris from Halley’s comet. But a bright moon will spoil the fun ...

Get ready for a cosmic light show tonight, as the new moon will make it ideal to watch the yearly Geminid meteor shower. But to really get the full effect, you'll have to get out of Montreal, a local ...

Four Australian women and nine children linked to Islamic State have booked flights from Syria to Australia, some expected to face charges on arrival.

The minisseries format allowed sci-fi creators of the 1980s to experiment with the genre and craft truly iconic stories.

A waxing crescent moon will pass just a few degrees from Jupiter tonight, creating one of April’s most striking naked-eye sky pairings.

The severe drought and wildfires gripping much of Georgia will likely have impacts on the state’s wildlife for years to come — but it’s not all doom and gloom.

With the moon reaching its last quarter phase on Saturday, May 9, a window on the universe beyond the Milky Way opens. Here’s ...