astronomy

Unlike most other meteor showers, the Geminids are associated not with a comet but with an asteroid: the 3200 Phaethon. The asteroid takes about 1.4 years to orbit around the Sun. The Geminids are considered to be one of the more spectacular meteor shower during a year, with the possibility of sighting around 120 meteors per hour at its peak. ~ t...

If you’ve missed out on previous astronomical events because either you’ve been sleeping, or your neighborhood has too much light, here’s a great offer from the Bass River State Forest. A free Perseids Meteor Shower Viewing is happening there Thursday night into early Friday morning...

Between light pollution and our mid-Atlantic location, New Jersey usually isn't a hot bed of astronomical activity. But this weekend, the conditions could be just right for a light show in the sky.

On the heels of telling you about one of my very favorite smartphone apps yesterday, this weekend will give you a good chance to take it for a spin with a great show in the sky expected.

Scientists have been tracking an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier that's set to make a close but harmless swing by Earth.