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

The peak shower will appear to the east, coming out of the Gemini constellation, between 8 and 9 p.m. Saturday, and will last ...

Although the Ursids are active from Dec. 13 through Dec. 26, the peak night coincides with the winter solstice, which occurs at 10:03 a.m. EST on Dec. 21. Though the two events are totally unrelated, ...

The Ursids are final meteor shower to peak this year and they will start lighting up the sky later this week. Find out ...

One of the last meteor showers of the year, the Geminids, is set to dazzle stargazers overnight on Saturday. Follow Newsweek live.

Sky-gazers worldwide may get the chance to see a celestial display this week as the annual Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak. The Leonids are set to peak at 1 p.m. ET Monday, according to EarthSky ...

Pray for a break in the clouds this weekend, because the best meteor shower of the year has arrived. Stargazers lucky enough to find themselves under dark, clear skies this week will be able to get a ...

The annual Geminid meteor shower is set to peak this weekend, offering what is often one of the year's best and most reliable displays of shooting stars.

A 14%-illuminated waxing crescent moon will hang low in the southwest tonight, soon after sunset, still in Capricorn, with ...