With its whizzing meteors and blazing fireballs, the Perseid meteor shower reliably puts on a spectacle every year for stargazers around the world. The meteor shower is set to peak on Aug. 12-13 ...

Colorado was rated the second-best state for meteor and asteroid viewing, according to a new study. High elevation, dark skies and numerous observatories contributed to Colorado's high ranking. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colorado recently was named one of the best places to watch meteors and asteroids in the country, with its elevation, open ...

Colorado residents and visitors who tilt their heads skyward after dark this July will witness awe-inspiring astrological phenomena, including three meteor showers. Astronomy guide Mark Laurin — ...

More than 50,000 years ago, a meteor hit Earth and formed what we now call Meteor Crater in northern Arizona. But new ...

Colorado’s night skies will be filled with hundreds of shooting stars this month as one of the best meteor showers of the year rains down on the Rocky Mountains. Astronomy guide Mark Laurin — better ...

Colorado stargazers could catch a glimpse of a celestial fireworks display just days into the New Year. The Quadrantids meteor shower will peak on Jan. 3, Colorado astronomy guide Mark Laurin wrote in ...