This meteor shower is expected to peak on April 22, producing about 18 meteors per hour from the debris trail of comet Thatcher. The Perseids are expected to peak on August 12, with over 100 ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. February will also see a meteor shower unfold. The Alpha Centaurid meteor shower, also known as the α-Centaurids, is active from Jan.

We started the year with the annual Quadrantid meteor shower and there are many more cosmological events to come. If you missed this meteor shower there are many more to look forward to this year, a ...

and sometimes special events like meteor showers. Observing the night sky can be done with no special equipment, although a sky map can be very useful, and a good telescope or binoculars will ...

With a telescope, you might be able to see its stunning rings and even some of its moons. August is a stargazer’s dream. The Perseid Meteor Shower, peaking on the 12th and 13th, is one of the ...

Shutterstock The Grand Canyon State is a Certified Stargazing Paradise Arizona has some of the darkest, clearest skies in the ...

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