Grab a blanket, but forget the telescope — without a lens you should be able to see the Leonids meteor shower when it peaks several house before dawn on Saturday and Sunday, November 17 and 18. The ...

Grab a blanket, but forget the telescope — without a lens you should be able to see the Perseid meteor shower when it peaks between 2 and 5 a.m., Friday morning. As with any meteor shower, the show is ...

The Perseids — one of the strongest meteor showers of the year in the Northern Hemisphere — will peak on the night of Aug. 12-13. This meteor shower typically brings up to 75 "shooting stars" per hour ...

The Southern Taurids will soon peak, but it may not be the best time to see the spectacular global event. The meteor shower is active from Sept. 20 to Nov. 20, but it will be most active when it ...

Just days removed from seeing the northern lights in Iowa skies, Iowans could be treated to another galactic display. The Leonids became active at the beginning of November and could give stargazers a ...