An astronomer in Italy caught a fortuitous image of the bright comet Lemmon seemingly entwined with the glowing trail of a ...

Astronomer Gianluca Masi captured spectacular footage of a glowing meteor trail wrapping around the colossal tail of Comet ...

A scientist spotted an asteroid hiding in the sun's glare that orbits the sun in just 128 days, making it the second fastest ...

October 2025 is a month of meteor showers. In fact, while the Draconids will continue today and tomorrow, the Orionids will shine their strongest in about two weeks or so. Though the first tends to be ...

A stargazer in Yorkshire, England, enjoys the view as the Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. (Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images) Two meteor showers will dazzle the night sky this month, ...

The Draconid meteor shower will light up the night sky tonight, giving skywatchers a chance to see a beautiful display of shooting stars. The event happens every year in early October and comes from ...

Colorado nights are getting colder, but stargazers who get outside after dark this October will be rewarded with a smattering of celestial phenomena. Astronomy guide and Summit County resident Mark ...

Michigan sky gazers are in luck this month, there will be four shooting star displays, or meteor showers, in the night skies during October. The Draconids, Orionids, Southern Taurids and Northern ...

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