The Geminid meteor shower peaks overnight on Dec. 13 and Dec. 14. The Geminids are active between Nov. 19 to Dec. 24 each year. This year, the moon will not interfere too much with Geminid meteor ...
It’s been visible since the mid-19th century. It’s the most prolific of all the meteor showers in the calendar, with up to 120 shooting stars potentially visible each hour around the peak.
Celestial enthusiasts have much to look forward to in 2025, with eclipses, meteor showers, and planetary alignments lighting up (or darkening) the sky. Here are the events to add to your calendar.
Peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower The Quadrantid meteor shower, a stream of space rocks, has been occurring since mid-November last year. This astronomical phenomenon is one of the four meteor ...
2025 stretches ahead of us with plenty of opportunities, including a full schedule of meteor showers. They come around every year like clockwork and that means planning shooting star trips can be ...
In 2025, that period falls on the night of August 12 to the morning of August 13—but unfortunately, the peak will occur just days after a full moon this time around, meaning that fainter meteors are ...
There are three 2025 supermoons in October, November and December but the supermoon on Nov. 5 will be the biggest. A ...
February's full moon is next in line, and it comes with a meteor shower, too. Here's what to know about both sky events and ...
The meteor shower is expected to peak between 4 and 5 a.m. ET Sunday, said Robert Lunsford, fireball report coordinator for the American Meteor Society. But it’s also possible to see meteors in ...
Three supermoons will light up 2025's calendar, with the largest occurring on November 5. These events include the Hunter's Moon on October 7, the Beaver Moon on November 5, and the Cold Moon on ...
The first meteor shower of the year is expected to light up the sky on Friday night, with stargazers in the UK to see up to 50 “shooting stars” an hour. The Quadrantid meteor shower ...