What to See in the Night Sky in July. ... Celebrate by jumping in your favorite body of water, ... and they're called Perseids since they come from a part of the sky near the constellation Perseus.

This Week’s Night Sky: See Jupiter’s ‘Water World’ Moon. ... As darkness settles in on Monday, April 18, the waxing gibbous moon will appear parked near the bright starlike planet Jupiter.

The bright Milky Way mixed with airglow and clouds is pictured above a puddle of acid water at Achada do Gamo, at the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve in Mértola, Portugal.

Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...

When Valerie Stimac spotted Hale-Bopp, that was it. She was hooked. That unusually bright comet, which flew by Earth in the mid-1990s,sparked her lifelong fascination with the night sky.

Following the usual wintertime lull in meteor shower activity here on Earth, the Lyrid meteor shower will be coming to a night sky near you later this week. The shower is expected to peak on ...

In this cloudy, winter scene, a bright and fast meteor crosses the night sky near Arcturus, the brightest star in the constellation Boötes.. Sometimes, star trails can be seen streaking across ...

Hotel Ursa in Orono has launched a celestial experience with Shawn Laatsch, a pioneer of the world’s first 3-D stereoscopic ...

Stargazers are in for a treat this month, with the night sky expected to be chock-full of wondrous astronomical sights. From showers of glowing meteors to unusually bright planets, December has a ...

When you look up at the night sky, can you see the stars? If you live in a large city or near one, the answer is probably no. The culprit is not just clouds and weather — it's light pollution.