A meteor shower is caused by falling dust and debris from a comet passing through the solar system.
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SKY CANVAS is the world's first human-made shooting star project.
On Monday, the Transportation Security Administration held a recruitment event at Newark Liberty International Airport as part of an effort to…
Authorities say a massive fire has broken out at a plant nursery in central Florida. Officials tell news outlets the fire started about 2 a.m.…
A U.S. military fighter jet shot down an unknown object flying off the coast of Alaska on Friday on orders from President Joe Biden, White Hou…
Happy (slightly belated) New Year!
Comet C/2022 E3 is already visible in the Northern Hemisphere in predawn skies with the use of a telescope or binoculars.
The best chance to see the strongest meteor shower of the year is on its way this week.
It can travel at a speed of five knots and is bespoke built to enjoy saunas and entertain guests in the beautiful nature of the Stockholm arch…
Never mind that Halloween is over. "Halloween fireballs" can still be seen in the night sky in the next few weeks thanks to the Taurid meteor shower.
There are three scary and marvelous sights in the night sky for the Halloween season in the latter part of October. One is the bloody red plan…
The Orionids meteor shower, the leftover dust and debris from Halley's Comet will be great to step outside and see in the clear Friday night s…
Wednesday will be warm and summery, with highs around 80 degrees. However, a potent cold front on the fall equinox Thursday will bring scattered rain, wind and that autumnal chill. Highs Friday will only be in the 60s.
Late September and early October this year bring us several great sights in the night sky.
Meteorologist Joe Martucci says the Pacific Northwest wildfire smoke will continue into much of the weekend, graying our sky. However, otherwi…
It was a hazy start to the day for many in South Jersey Thursday. Smoke from western wildfires made a visit to the region Thursday morning, br…
When you think tornadoes, you probably conjure images of Midwestern plains. But recently, this was the sight over the skies in Scotland.
The cultural start of autumn in our part of the world comes with the passing of Labor Day.
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Yet again, I have an amazing variety of astronomical sights to tell you where and when to look for these next two weeks.
Fill in the caption with a clever quip by Wednesday and win publication of your line with the cartoon in next Sunday’s newspaper. You’ll also receive a signed print of the cartoon by artist Phil Hands.
Those who enjoy watching the skies will see two events collide this week: A supermoon will compete with the Perseid meteor shower.
Saturn is at its brightest and biggest of the year this week.
Fill in the caption with a clever quip by Wednesday and win publication of your line with the cartoon in next Sunday’s newspaper. You’ll also receive a signed print of the cartoon by artist Phil Hands.
Stunning pictures of the night sky are seen in a time-lapse video taken amidst the destruction in Syria's Idlib province. The pictures capture…