Meteor Showers

The North Taurid meteor shower, peaking November 11, offered skywatchers in the US a view of rare bright fireballs across the sky. Part of the Taurid meteor system, these meteors are known for their intensity and visibility, even under strong moonlight. Though fewer meteors occur in these showers, their brightness will make for a striking display o...

The Orionid meteor shower will reach its peak on October 21, 2024, offering stargazers the chance to witness up to 23 meteors per hour, as Earth travels through debris left by Halley's comet. This annual event runs from September 26 to November 22, showcasing some of the year’s brightest and fastest meteors, travelling at about 41 miles per secon...

The Draconid Meteor Shower will peak on October 8 and 9, offering a chance to spot meteors shooting across the night sky. Named after the constellation Draco, the shower is known for its variable meteor count, with skywatchers able to see up to 10 meteors per hour. The radiant point of the shower lies in the northern sky, and unlike other meteor sh...

Rocky debris from NASA's asteroid deflection mission is hurtling towards Earth and is expected to create the human-made meteor shower known as the Dimorphids within the next 13 years, scientists have predicted.

The collision between the asteroid Dimorphos and DART spacecraft generated a massive debris field, estimated to be around 2 million pounds of rocks and dust.

The shower is expected to produce around 50-75 meteors per hour at its peak, with the possibility of fireballs and meteors with long trains.

The Perseid meteor shower will peak on the night of August 11-12, 2024, offering viewers in northern Europe and North America a chance to see around 100 meteors per hour.

Having two meteor showers peak within 24 hours of each other is "a little bit unusual," Moskovitz said.

Good news for the sky gazers, a rare celestial event is about to take place this month.

What exciting events will we see in the southern sky in 2024? Meteor showers, Saturn covered by the Moon, close approaches of bright planets to each other, supermoons and, if were lucky, a comet visible to the naked eye.

Quadrantids 2024: The Quadrantids, which peak during early-January each year, are considered to be one of the best annual meteor showers.

Stargazers rejoice, the Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak later this week, and this year's sky show is particularly spectacular.

The Orionid meteor shower, an annual phenomenon that lights up the night sky every October, is produced when Earth passes through the debris left behind by Halley's Comet.

The American Meteor Society said the sight was seen all over Colorado and a few other countries.

The video was captured by the Subaru Telescope installed near the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii.

The North Taurid meteor shower, peaking November 11, offered skywatchers in the US a view of rare bright fireballs across the sky. Part of the Taurid meteor system, these meteors are known for their intensity and visibility, even under strong moonlight. Though fewer meteors occur in these showers, their brightness will make for a striking display o...

The Orionid meteor shower will reach its peak on October 21, 2024, offering stargazers the chance to witness up to 23 meteors per hour, as Earth travels through debris left by Halley's comet. This annual event runs from September 26 to November 22, showcasing some of the year’s brightest and fastest meteors, travelling at about 41 miles per secon...

The Draconid Meteor Shower will peak on October 8 and 9, offering a chance to spot meteors shooting across the night sky. Named after the constellation Draco, the shower is known for its variable meteor count, with skywatchers able to see up to 10 meteors per hour. The radiant point of the shower lies in the northern sky, and unlike other meteor sh...

Rocky debris from NASA's asteroid deflection mission is hurtling towards Earth and is expected to create the human-made meteor shower known as the Dimorphids within the next 13 years, scientists have predicted.

The collision between the asteroid Dimorphos and DART spacecraft generated a massive debris field, estimated to be around 2 million pounds of rocks and dust.

The shower is expected to produce around 50-75 meteors per hour at its peak, with the possibility of fireballs and meteors with long trains.

The Perseid meteor shower will peak on the night of August 11-12, 2024, offering viewers in northern Europe and North America a chance to see around 100 meteors per hour.

Having two meteor showers peak within 24 hours of each other is "a little bit unusual," Moskovitz said.

Good news for the sky gazers, a rare celestial event is about to take place this month.

What exciting events will we see in the southern sky in 2024? Meteor showers, Saturn covered by the Moon, close approaches of bright planets to each other, supermoons and, if were lucky, a comet visible to the naked eye.

Quadrantids 2024: The Quadrantids, which peak during early-January each year, are considered to be one of the best annual meteor showers.

Stargazers rejoice, the Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak later this week, and this year's sky show is particularly spectacular.

The Orionid meteor shower, an annual phenomenon that lights up the night sky every October, is produced when Earth passes through the debris left behind by Halley's Comet.

The American Meteor Society said the sight was seen all over Colorado and a few other countries.

The video was captured by the Subaru Telescope installed near the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii.