(CNN) — When the sky falls, you'd think people would run for cover. Not tonight. If the clouds cooperate, skies all over North America will light up between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. ET Saturday in a rare sight that's excited everyone from space geeks to The new meteor shower has been dubbed the May … Read more
Composite Photograph of all visible Perseid meteor activity on August 12, 2013 from 2:28 – 3:32am, as seen from Bracebridge Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. (credit: istock) File It's something old creating something new: On late Friday night into Saturday morning, North America will likely see a brand new meteor shower called the Camelopardalids – with a … Read more
A collection of photos from the 2014 Lyrid meteor shower, which peaked on the morning of April 22. The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks this year on the morning of Tuesday, April 22 (also Earth Day). It should also be visible for the rest of the week. The shower happens as Earth passes through a … Read more
This year's Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak between midnight and dawn on Tuesday, April 22 (and possibly Wednesday, April 23d). Here's what you need to know to spot as many meteors as possible. And while this year's "last quarter moon" may make it harder to spot less bright meteors, don't worry — the … Read more
The Lyrid meteor shower is an annual event for sky gazers. On nights without clouds or a bright, full moon, you can observe between 10 to 20 meteors per hours with this event. The height of this years event occurred this The 2014 Lyrids meteor shower kicked off last Wednesday, April 16, and the celestial … Read more