A Meteor Shower, Eclipses, and More Are on the August 2026 Astronomical Calendar

Here’s when some of this year’s most anticipated astronomical events will happen and the best way to observe them.

Sky-gazers can look forward to a double meteor shower peak this week. How and when to see it

The Alpha Capricornid and Southern Delta Aquariid meteor showers will peak on Thursday night into Friday morning. Here’s how ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Keep an Eye Out for Two Stellar Meteor Showers Peaking This Week, the Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids

A nearly full moon may obscure the fireballs falling from the remains of two comets that passed through Earth's orbit ...

Here's when to see the ‘most popular' meteor shower of the year peak over Kansas

A new moon and mainly clear skies are expected to provide great viewing conditions for the Perseids in Wichita.
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Bright Flash Lights Up Montgomery Sky, Meteor Society to Rule on Cause

A sudden burst of light over Kane County on Thursday sent viewers scrambling to explain what they had just seen, after a ...

Possible meteor sighting reported in Montgomery, Illinois: VIDEO

ABC7 received calls from several viewers about a possible meteor in Kane County on Thursday night. MONTGOMERY, Ill. (WLS) -- ...