The Orionids will be at their best in the wee hours of Oct. 21, when up to 20 meteors per hour might be seen from a dark, ...

The Orionid meteor shower peaks overnight on Tuesday, Oct. 21, through Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. To see 20 meteors per hour — and Comet Lemmon — head for a dark sky.

If you’ve ever wanted to know what you’re actually looking at, or just wanted to find cool things like the International ...

The Orionids are predicted to peak on the evening of Oct. 20 and the morning of Oct. 21. The meteor shower is noted for its ...

This quiz will take you on a journey through the legends, locations, and logic behind the constellations we know and love.

The writer Tristan Gooley describes how a pair of familiar constellations can help a person navigate in darkness when other ...

We're into October, which means that the Orionid meteor shower—one of the few astronomical displays that can be reliably observed in both hemispheres—is happening right now. It offers many bright, ...

Spooky season has arrived, and we'll be gifted yet again with the cosmic light show of the Orionids meteor shower. Starting last week, its peak will hit during a new moon later this month, making it ...

The earliest astronomers were careful observers of patterns.

Astronomers have observed what they believe to be a never-before-seen companion star orbiting Betelgeuse, a pulsating red supergiant star in the shoulder of the Orion constellation. One of the best ...