Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Friday
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The Leonid meteor shower will peak on Friday in the early hours before dawn. Sky-watchers say long, glowing meteor trails will highlight the heavenly show.
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One of the year&#39;s best meteor showers reaches a peak Monday when, weather permitting, you can expect to see dozens of meteors an hour shooting across the sky.
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The &quot;northern lights&quot; will be visible this week in the Long Island area, with best chance of seeing them over the next few nights, astronomers said.
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For the first time in almost two years, there are no bright planets in the evening sky. You might as well stay inside and eat dinner. The morning sky, on the other hand, is sparkling. Mercury. Venus. Saturn. A slender crescent Moon. The luminous stars of Orion. They're all on display in the days ahead: Sept. 10th through 12th.
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Low-pressure systems were expected to cause thunderstorms in the Southern Plains and Southeast on Friday. The West was expected to remain generally clear.
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A powerful blast shook western Baghdad  on Friday, lighting up the night sky, witnesses said.
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VANCOUVER -- After a week of increasingly vexing symptoms, the seismic puzzle known as Mount St. Helens uncorked an eruption from its crater at noon Friday, jetting a plume of ash and steam nearly two miles
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The first total lunar eclipse in more than two years will wow skywatchers if skies are clear in eastern parts of North America and all of Europe and Africa Saturday evening.
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For about eight hours, an &quot;extreme geomagnetic storm&quot; raged in the upper atmosphere, as high-energy particles emitted by the sun three days ago swept over Earth.
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UNDATED Hurricane Frances is creeping closer to the southeastern United States with top winds of 140 miles per hour and forecasters say Florida&#39;s at risk for another hurricane strike as early as Friday.
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If you were disappointed with the meager showing put on by this yearâs Leonid meteor shower, donât fret. What could be the best meteor display of the year is scheduled to reach its peak on Monday night.
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Though skies may not be consistantly clear, Monday night (December 13th) should be the best viewing for the Geminid Meteor shower in a long time.
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The best meteor shower of the year peaks this week on Thursday, Dec. 14th.
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With eruptions from a large and complex sunspot group sending a series of solar storms to Earth, the stage is set for spectacular displays of the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis this week.
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Tiny meteors, typically no larger than a grain of sand, frequently bore hot tunnels through Earth&#39;s air to leave behind thin, glowing trails of gas. We sometimes see them as dramatic &quot;shooting stars.&quot;
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The annual Orionid meteor shower peaks early Sunday morning and could put on a delightful display for skywatchers with clear, dark skies.
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The Geminid meteor shower, a reliable annual display, peaks tonight and into the pre-dawn. For skywatchers with dark, clear skies, this dazzling display should produce up to 120 meteors per hour.