While the annual shower usually makes for a sleepy showing, it has been known to produce fantastic outbursts in the past ...

There are eight named meteor showers left in 2024, with at least one meteor shower being active at all times. That means you ...

This October is a big month for stargazers, and next up on the agenda is the Draconid meteor shower. Here’s what to know about the Draconids and when you can catch the action. The Draconids, also ...

they can produce a meteor storm. These outbursts tend to happen every few decades, like in 1933 and 1946, where thousands of meteors were seen each hours. In 1952, 1985, 1998, 2011, and 2018 ...

Zodiacal light is sunlight scattered by interplanetary particles that are concentrated in the plane of the solar system — the same material that produces meteor showers. The phenomenon is more ...

Although forecasters with the National Hurricane Center are tracking five separate systems in the Atlantic Ocean, including newly formed Tropical Storm Kirk, only one is a real concern for the ...

Although the only named storm out there is distant (and strengthening) Hurricane Kirk, the National Hurricane Center is also monitoring two other tropical disturbances, including one in the ...

Kirk became a hurricane in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday. The storm could strengthen into a major hurricane by Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. However, forecasters say ...

A horde of drones swirled off Staten Island to assist would-be water-rescuers Tuesday as part of the largest-ever coastal storm drill — in preparation for the next potential Superstorm Sandy.