As the American Meteor Society notes, Quadrantids has a short but active peak, lasting around 6 hours. The peak is expected to start around 4 p.m. ET and last well into the evening. NASA predicts the ...

The Ursid Meteor Shower is a subtle but reliable annual celestial event that occurs each December around the winter solstice.

A piece of space debris is the focus of the closest attention of astronomers worldwide as scientists evaluate a rare, but ...

The best time to hunt for Ursid meteors is from the evening of Dec. 21 straight through to dawn on Dec. 22. The shower's peak ...

NASA OSIRIS-REx sample collection event at Asteroid Bennu saw the spacecraft plunge its arm into the surface. Find out how ...

Every December, Earth plows through a dusty lane of debris in space, and the night becomes illuminated by streaks of meteors.

Bald eagles return to Southbury for winter, drawing generations of families to witness the nation's bird at the Housatonic River.

Comet 3I/ATLAS is a rare visitor passing briefly through our solar system. Here’s how to find it in the night sky—and what ...

The Ursid meteor shower is bringing fiery streaks to nighttime and early morning skies. The Ursids peak on Sunday night into Monday morning and will be visible through Dec. 26.

Concerns about embodied carbon are increasing the impetus to design architecture that stands the test of time. But just how ...

Sky watchers may be tempted out this weekend, when an underappreciated meteor shower will coincide with a new moon and the ...

Truman Show—the protagonist escapes the independence of the big, wide world to return to the protective, if stifling, comfort ...