Over 2,000 years ago, in 687 BCE, the Zuo Zhuan, an ancient Chinese narrative history, described a Lyrid meteor shower where the "stars fell like rain." Descriptions of the Lyrids are also found ...

Mark your calendars for several spectacular events this month. April may be known for its rain showers -- but when the clouds part, nighttime skygazers can enjoy meteor showers and other dazzling ...

There's a series of celestial events happening this month, so mark your calendars Getty Forget the rain — April has its own set of meteor showers lighting up the heavens! This month is often ...

Look up and be dumbstruck with wonder: the Lyrid meteor shower will ... have been speaking of the Lyrid shower when they witnessed meteors “falling like rain” back in 687 BCE.

In the 2009 two-part miniseries Meteor (streaming ... a swarm of meteor fragments which rain destructively down on the planet. In the real world, most meteor showers are more pleasant.

The Eta Aquariids meteor shower peaks in May of each year, per NASA. These meteors are specifically known for their speed, and Eta Aquariid meteors can travel about 40.7 miles (65.4 kilometers) per ...

Should be a great night for the Lyrid meteor shower beginning around 10:30 p.m. with best viewing after midnight until 6 a.m. Some fog could be in a few spots overnight, thickest at sunrise.

Spring's next meteor shower is here, but your chance to glimpse the Eta Aquarids likely will be a battle against clouds and rain, forecasters say. The National Weather Service forecasts cloudy ...

The weather should hold out long enough on May 5 for Northwest Floridians to catch a glimpse of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower before a series of severe thunderstorms rain out the rest of the week.

The Eta Aquarids, the third major meteor shower of the year, will peak early next week. While it's known for putting on a spectacular display in the Southern Hemisphere, stargazers worldwide, ...