The end of July is soaked in the celestial with two meteor showers lighting up the sky. Both the Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids are set to peak, back to back, from July 28 to 31.

The night sky is putting on a show this weekend, and you won't have to wait until August's famous Perseids peak to enjoy it. Three meteor showers are active at the same time, sending shooting stars ...

The Perseid meteor shower will be visible from July 14 to September 1, with peak viewing expected on August 12 and 13. A new moon during the peak will create ideal dark sky conditions for viewing the ...

If you've looked up at the night sky recently, you've likely noticed it's getting busier. Three meteor showers are active at the same time right now, bringing the chance to spot shooting stars and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Alpha Capricornid fireball streaks above Mount Rainier, with the Milky Way in the background. The shower is known for producing ...

The Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids will overlap on July 30 and 31—but a bright moon could make their meteors difficult to spot. An Alpha Capricornid fireball streaks above Mount ...

The asteroid strike 66 million years ago caused a planetary-scale firestorm that burned dinosaurs to a crisp all over the world, according to simulations of the impact. The so-called Chicxulub ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid about the size of Mount Everest smacked into Earth near where the Yucatan Peninsula is today. That impact created the Chicxulub crater ...

Two meteor showers will reach their peak this week. Also this week will be July's full moon, the Buck Moon. Look for the moon drifting through the "teapot" on July 27. A few special events are coming ...

Some 66 million years ago, an asteroid impact wiped out three-quarters of all plant and animal species on Earth, most notably taking down the dinosaurs. But exactly how that impact caused those ...

The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs was likely an exceptionally rare CO chondrite from a distant region of the solar system. Its unusual chemistry suggests that planet-cooling dust and debris, ...