A meteor soars in front of the Milky Way in the early hours of Friday, July 29, 2016. (mitiksroway/instagram) Astrophotographers and casual stargazers, get your gear ready. This weekend's dark sky makes for optimal viewing of the Delta Aquarid meteor shower. A meteor streaks across the sky in Polvadera, New Mexico on Thursday, July 28, 2016. (runbase_/instagram) The peak viewing nights are July 28 and 29, but if you can't make it, don't worry. , according to earthsky.org. Get a...

The Delta Aquarids and Perseid meteor showers are set to light up the night sky. Here's Meteorologist Danielle Banks with the details. ...

At a Glance The Perseid meteor shower will be visible July 17-Aug. 14 this year.The shower will peak between Aug. 11-13. Each summer, millions of people around the world look to the night sky to watch thousands of "shooting stars" streak across the sky from the annual Perseid meteor shower. Aficionadosof shooting stars are in for a treat this year because scientists predict that the 2016 show will be particularly spectacular. Here are a few things you need to know...

Look up just after sunset Thursday evening – you just might see Mercury, Venus and Jupiter in close proximity. (NASA/JPL) August is expected to be an exciting month for skywatchers, and if you haven't looked up yet, you're already missing out. Starting Aug. 1, Jupiter, Mercury and Venus to create a spectacular show for amateur and professional astronomers alike, according to National Geographic. But if you happened to miss it, don't worry– the trio is sticking around for a while,...

A Florida-based company has made history after being granted permission from the federal government to fly a spaceship beyond Earth's orbit and land on the moon. Wednesday the Federal Aviation Administration cleared theMoonExpress to land a washing machine-sized vehicle on the moonthat would "hop" across the lunar surface using engine firings instead of rolling around on wheels. "Why crawl when you can fly?" said MoonExpress CEO Bob Richards. He called the company's planned lunar ship a "single-stage hot rod of...

Dunes are seen on the surface of Mars in this NASA photo released Aug. 3, 2016. (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona) NASA has released its latest monthly batch of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter photos, and this time, they've shared more than 1,000 with the world. The orbiter has been taking photos of the Red Planet for 10 years thanks to its camera known as HiRISE (High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment), which captures , according to Tech Insider. Scientists use these photos to study the...

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A solar flare on the sun. (NASA) At a Glance A solar storm on May 23, 1967 nearly led to nuclear war between the United States and the then-Soviet Union.Military officials believed disruption of radars caused by a geomagnetic storm was caused by the Soviets.U.S. Military officials considered any such jamming an act of war. A powerful solar storm during the Cold War years of the 1960s nearly led to nuclear war, a new study says. On May 23, 1967,...

A think tank called Mars City Design is already planning what a city on Mars should look like. It hosted an international design competition and will test prototypes of buildings in the Mojave Desert. ...

At a Glance The shower will peak Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights this week.This year's show is expected to be the best in 20 years. Each summer, millions of people around the world look to the night sky to watch thousands of "shooting stars" streak across the sky from the annual Perseid meteor shower. Aficionadosof shooting stars are in for a treat this year because scientists predict that the 2016 show will be particularly spectacular. Here are a few things...

A time lapse view of the Perseid Meteor Shower from the UK. ...