Articles About Meteors (7)

Meteors: How to See

Tips on how and where to see shooting stars.

What Is a Meteor Shower?

Shooting stars produced when Earth travels through debris from a comet or asteroid.

What Are Asteroids?

Learn more about these space rocks orbiting the Sun.

Astronomical Glossary - Terms & Definitions

What do astronomers really mean when they use those technical terms?

Altitude & Azimuth: The Horizontal Coordinate System

Learn how to use altitude (elevation) and azimuth angles to locate any object in the sky, such as stars, planets, satellites, the Sun, or the Moon.

Astro Events 2026

When, where, and how to see things happening in the sky and space.

The Solar System

Everything that orbits the Sun is part of the solar system.