The Aquarids – sometimes spelled as "Aquariids" – first became active April 19 and are due to peak between May 5 and May 6.

To view the Eta Aquarids find an area well away from city lights or street lights. 'Come prepared with a sleeping bag, ...

Stargazers could spot up to 40 meteors an hour light up the night sky this week as May's annual meteor shower reaches its peak ...

The more sky you can see the better odds you ... poetically if not terribly accurately, shooting stars). On a typical night of the year you can expect to see five or six meteors per hour ...

If you're a fan of stargazing then be sure to look up because you won't want to miss this celestial marvel - although do ...

A different kind of nightlife awaits when you road-trip out for some celestial splendor. See the best places for stargazing in dark-sky locations just miles from major cities including New York, ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

Shooting stars are about to streak across the night sky during the impending peak of the second major meteor shower of the ...

The Lyrid meteor shower is set to peak this week and will see nearly 20 shooting stars an hour light up the night sky - ...

Higher up, you’ll find Mars close to the twin stars of Gemini, Castor and Pollux: the Moon is very close to the Red Planet on 5 April. As it moves leftwards in the sky, Mars lines up with Castor and ...

create streaks of light in the night sky as they burn up in Earth's atmosphere. These streaks are known as shooting stars, even though they are not stars at all – which is why some astronomers o ...