Venus and Saturn are set to align with the crescent moon on Friday morning in a rare astronomical event. Stargazers will be ...

The agency said that key components of the ambitious project, including the Long March 10 heavy-lift carrier rocket, the ...

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The moon is set to line up with Venus and Saturn to create the unusual sight this Friday, with meteor showers also making the ...

A crescent moon rises over Tynemouth Priory on the ... name from the constellation of Lyra the Harp, from which the shooting stars appear to originate. Meteor showers, or shooting stars, are ...

The best time to watch a meteor shower is in the early predawn hours when the moon is low in the sky. Competing sources of ...

Typically, the Lyrids produce about 20 meteors per hour. However, this year, thanks to a particularly dark moon phase, stargazers can expect an even more impressive display. According to NASA, the ...