From the brilliant Geminids to the unpredictable Ursids, here are the top night-sky shows to mark on your calendar.
Stargazers and astronomers get ready for one of the most anticipated meteor showers of the year: The Geminid meteor shower. It is set to peak this weekend. Those watching the shower from the darkest ...
The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most prolific showers of the year, producing rich, bright streaks. The Perseids are ...
The Geminid meteor shower is considered one of the best and most reliable of the year. It is expected to peak between Saturday, Dec. 13, and Sunday, Dec. 14, in 2025. Viewers can see up to 120 ...
The shower is expected to peak on the nights of November 16 and 17, with the best viewing times between midnight and dawn. Viewers can expect to see about three to 15 fast, bright meteors per hour, ...
The Quadrantid meteor shower is active from Dec. 26 to Jan. 16, 2026, and will peak Jan. 3-4, 2026, though viewing will be made difficult by the full moon peaking Jan. 3, 2026, according to NASA. The ...
The brilliant November Leonid meteor shower 2025 is set to peak later this weekend against a backdrop of a waning crescent moon and two colorful Taurid meteor showers that are also shooting golden ...
The Geminids is considered to be one of the best and most reliable annual meteor showers, according to NASA The Geminids meteor shower is December’s biggest celestial event, delivering bright, ...
The 2025 Leonid meteor shower is forecast to peak this weekend, lighting up the night sky with up to 15 meteors an hour whizzing by at 44 miles per second, according to Live Science. The Leonids’ peak ...
This is a rare moment when the moon and a cluster of shooting stars share the spotlight Thilina Kaluthotage/NurPhoto via Getty Early January features two major skywatching events, with a full ...
The best time to view the Lyrids this year will be early morning on April 22. The Lyrid meteor shower occurs between April 16 ...
A new time lapse from the International Space Station captures a meteor streaking into the atmosphere and vaporizing above ...