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

PLEASANTON, CA — Stargazers who want to catch the Geminids meteor shower, which NASA says is the best shooting star show of the year, should plan to get as far away from city lights as possible in Pleasanton for the peak Friday and Saturday. Dark skies ...

The Geminids meteor shower, arguably one of the best celestial shows of the year, peaks every year in mid-December. It has already begun, but it will reach its peak late in the night on Dec. 13 and into the early morning hours on Dec. 14. Patient watchers ...

One of the best annual meteor showers is set to peak this week! The Geminids, which typically peak in mid-December each year, are bright, mostly yellow in color and considered to be ”one of the best and most reliable annual meteor showers,” NASA said.

Two small NASA telescopes with their lenses trained on the Moon spied five, and possibly six, Geminid meteoroids striking the lunar surface early on the morning of 14 December. The observations will help NASA design safe shelters for its future Moon base.

It’s time for the annual Geminid meteor shower! I’ll cut to the chase and tell you the logistics of watching this consistently impressive meteor shower. If you’d like to learn about the science of meteors and meteor showers, please watch December's ...