Meteor Showers

Discover the wonders of the night sky! Learn how Earth's atmosphere transforms after dark, setting the stage for breathtaking phenomena…

The annual Perseid meteor shower is scheduled to peak this August 11-12. Cross your fingers for good weather, find a…

A detailed guide to the night sky written by a NASA expert featuring full Moon lore, asteroid flybys, stars, galaxies,…

The Meteoroid Environment Office (MEO) is involved in several research projects with institutions located throughout North America. The underlining goal…

he MEO makes Earth-based observations of the dark portion of the moon in order to establish the rates and sizes…

Meteoroids are natural particles that continually enter space from a variety of sources within the Solar System – comets, asteroids,…

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A weird asteroid has just gotten a little weirder. We have known for a while that asteroid 3200 Phaethon acts…

See if you can spot Mercury, enjoy some lovely Moon-planet pairings, and get up early on April 23rd to enjoy…