Viewer's Guide: Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Aug. 11-12
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Every August, when many    people are vacationing in the country where skies are dark, the best-known meteor    shower makes its appearance. The annual Perseid meteor shower, as it is called,    promised to put on an above average display this year.
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A partial solar eclipse will take place next week, oddly ending the day before it begins. The eclipse will be visible, weather permitting, from northeastern portions of Asia, including all of Japan
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By SETH BORENSTEIN, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  Stargazers will get a rare triple planetary treat this weekend with Jupiter, Mercury and Mars appearing to nestle together in the pre-dawn skies.
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Many meteor showers tend to disappoint, but the annual Geminid shower is relatively reliable. And this year's version, which peaks tonight, is expected to be a great one.
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By Joe Bauman Deseret Morning News  Utahns who missed Sunday's rare planetary grouping -- and that's most of the state because of cloud cover -- will get another chance at a space spectacular early Thursday morning.
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The best meteor shower of 2004 peaks on Dec. 13th.
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Forecasters predicted showers and thunderstorms in the Southeast, Pacific Northwest and parts of Montana and North Dakota on Saturday.
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For the best seats in the sky, NASA and SETI scientists are taking 10-hour flight at 47,000 feet to view the Quadrantid meteor shower.
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Make hot cocoa. Bundle up. Tell your friends: the best meteor shower of 2004 is about to peak on a long cold December night. It&#39;s the Geminids.
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PASADENA -- The annual Perseid meteor shower will peak this week. Members of the news media are presented with an excellent opportunity to witness and photograph the event...
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August is rocketing to a close, but there's plenty of midweek action with a bit of everything from visiting rockers to a CD-release party.
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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.
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Astronomers  have pieced together what  appears to be the first direct evidence that solar storms can wreak  havoc with comets, destroying the ion tails of icy wanderers&nbsp;in a collision  of highly charged particles.&nbsp;
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Showers and thunderstorms were prominent in the East Tuesday, while severe weather was reported in the nation's midsection. Out West, it was mostly clear.
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Several loud blasts believed to be caused by a meteor shower have echoed across the Indonesian capital Jakarta and nearby towns, startling residents who reported seeing flying objects in the sky.
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Quake Activity Increases at Mount St. Helens; No Reason to Raise Alert Level, Scientists Say. Roiling clouds part briefly Saturday morning, Oct. 9, 2004, to show a new coat of snow on the crater and flanks of Mount St.
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The annual Perseid meteor shower could provide a "spectacular" show, despite a disappointing start.