The Perseid meteor shower peaks on the night of August 12-13, 2026, coinciding with a new moon for exceptionally dark skies.

Stargazers can start spotting the phenomenon in the early evening, with the best time to see the Perseids between midnight and 5.30am. Professor Colin Snodgrass from the Institute for Astronomy in ...

James Webb has captured a striking new infrared view of NGC 2392, the Lion Nebula, revealing the dramatic aftermath of a dying Sun-like star. At its center, a scorching white dwarf is blasting ...

A report from federal investigators says firefighters who responded to a deadly fire and explosion at a Maine lumber mill used firefighting tactics that inadvertently helped cause the blast. The ...

An Indiana farmer died after apparently being overcome by smoke while working inside a burning grain bin on a family farm ...

Cloud cover could dim the view from Long Island but the Perseids should still be visible, particularly in Suffolk County.

LLYR GRUFFYDD intends his new Welsh food strategy to be searchingly comprehensive, encompassing everything from production to consumption. It makes a good stab at being so, its inclusion of health, ...

Fighting May's Searsmont lumber mill fire with water likely led to the deadly explosion, a report found. SEARSMONT, Maine — A ...

In its report, the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety says a fire originated in an oxygen-limiting silo on ...

Morrill firefighter Andrew Cross, 27, died at the scene of the fire. Searsmont’s assistant fire Chief, Wayne Woodbury, ...