Pro stargazers and novice spectators alike will want to get outside on May 5 to see the Eta Aquarid meteor shower.

Halley’s comet swings near Earth every 75 years. But debris left by the comet leads to two major meteor showers every year ...

Where do they originate? Meteors are essentially pieces of space rock, which are chunks of big comets, according to Space.com. Meteor showers are "basically debris from the tails of comets ...

What are Eta Aquariids? Where do they originate? Meteors are essentially pieces of space rock, which are chunks of big comets, according to Space.com. Meteor showers are "basically debris from the ...

Meteor showers take place over a big swath of the sky, so stargazers don’t need special equipment like binoculars or a telescope. Find a spot generally facing toward the east, sit back ...

Halley’s comet swings near Earth every 75 years. But debris left by the comet leads to two major meteor showers every year including the Eta Aquarids. When this meteor shower lights up the night ...

Then, follow the "arc" of the Big Dipper's handle across the sky to the red giant star Arcturus, which anchors the bottom of Bootes. The Lyrid meteor shower is a medium-strength shower that occurs ...

The first quarter moon this month will appear right next to Mars on the evening of May 3. Look toward the western sky in the ...

The constellations overhead in May are dominated by Leo the Lion and Ursa Major the Great Bear. Leo is easy to pick out by spotting a large backward question mark known as the Sickle. The bright star ...

As May commences, Jupiter, resembling a luminous golden star within the constellation Taurus, shines high above the western ...