Bright streaks resembling a shooting star moved from west to east across the night sky, but this was not actually related to the meteor shower.

"The Perseids, which peak in mid-August, are considered the best meteor shower of the year," according to NASA. "With swift and bright meteors, Perseids frequently leave long 'wakes' of light and ...

With eyes turned to the skies, stargazers taking in the Perseid meteor shower on Tuesday night witnessed something out of ...

Hundreds of meteors flew over Northern Ireland as the Perseids returned; while a full moon obscured visibility, some lucky observers got a dazzling view.

Even though the night of Aug. 12 was the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, the light that caught the most attention in West Virginia and across the East Coast wasn’t a fireball.

Whether you're a casual stargazer or devoted astro-photographer, the rare overlap of the northern lights and Perseids meteor ...

This year, a bright moon dampened viewing during the pre-dawn peak, so some experts recommended waiting a week or so to glimpse shooting stars against a darker sky.

Although the Perseid meteor shower peaked late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning, stargazers can still catch a ...

The light people were seeing was from the Vulcan rocket launched by the United Launch Alliance. It took off from Cape ...

Stargazers gathered at an observatory in Split, Croatia on Tuesday (August 12) to witness the annual Perseid meteor shower.

A number of people in eastern and south-central Pennsylvania reported seeing a strange light in the sky on Tuesday evening.

The best time to watch the Perseid meteor shower is after midnight, with the most meteors usually showing up between 2:00 and 4:00 a.m. This is when the sky is darkest, and the part of the sky where ...