October's first of two meteor showers is approaching, one that once saw tens of thousands of fiery stars shoot across the sky in 1946 Skyler Caruso is a Writer and Reporter of PEOPLE Digital ...

Seeing “shooting stars” can take some commitment, but not so the Draconid meteor shower, which peaks on the evening of Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. It's not the most prolific meteor shower of the year, far ...

There is a dragon in our night sky. Draco is one of the circumpolar constellations that is above the northern horizon year-round, but is especially well-positioned to pick out at this time of year. On ...

I know, I know — Draco Malfoy is a straight-up terrible dude who does not deserve our love or attention, and telling Harry Potter fans to celebrate the Draconid Meteor Shower in Draco's honor isn't ...

Two meteor showers will dazzle the night sky this month, along with a brilliant super harvest moon starting this week. The Draconids and the Orionids are the two major meteor showers happening in ...

Some constellations are easy to see, and some are not. Draco the Dragon is not the easiest of constellations to find, but once you do, you feel like you’ve really accomplished something. It always ...

Draco the Dragon is well worth spotting this week, as it is particularly bright in the northern sky, winding around the Little Dipper. The Chaldeans, Greeks and Romans all envisioned a dragon here, ...

Sky watchers from prehistory onward have long recognized that during the course of a given night, the stars and constellations appear to “orbit” about a single fixed point in the night sky. This ...

If you look high in the northwestern sky toward the end of evening twilight you'll easily find the familiar stars of the Big Dipper. Shoot an imaginary arrow through the two stars in the bottom of the ...