April’s pink “micromoon” will appear smaller than other full moons this year as it nears its farthest point from Earth in its orbit around the planet.

The Draconids are sometimes known as the Giacobinids, named after Michel Giacobini – who discovered the comet 21 P/Giacobini-Zinner from which the meteors come.

The Draconids' radiant point is near the stars Eltanin and Rastaban in the Draco constellation. However, you don't need to locate Draco—meteors can appear anywhere in the sky.

The Draconids are a meteor shower consisting of rock and dust from the comet Giacobini–Zinner, which completes an orbit of the sun every 6.6 years. For that reason, they are sometimes called the ...

Weather permitting, the Draconids will be best viewed in the evening, when the constellation of Draco is high in the northern sky. Find a dark spot away from city lights and allow your eyes around ...

The Draconids are somewhat of an oddity when it comes to meteor showers, in that they will be most visible in the evening hours rather than the early morning, according to EarthSky.

This comet produces the Draconids by sloughing off bits and pieces as it travels through space. When Earth encounters this debris every October, the material collides with Earth’s atmosphere and ...

Draconids meteor shower: where to see them in the UKThankfully, budding stargazers need not splash out on expensive tech to see the Draconids; they will be visible with the naked eye. You may need ...

Every October, the Draconid meteor shower lights up the night sky. Though its intensity is hard to predict, the shower has provided viewers with hundreds of "shooting stars" per hour in the past.

Every October, the Draconid meteor shower lights up the night sky. Though its intensity is hard to predict, the shower has provided viewers with hundreds of "shooting stars" per hour in the past.