Here are some of the major space events to enjoy in 2025. The Quandratids are considered one of the best annual meteor showers. Under perfect conditions, they produce 60 to 200 meteors per hour. The ...

Here’s how it works. The Taurid meteor shower, consisting of the Southern Taurids and Northern Taurids, is a highlight for stargazers each fall. This year, the Southern Taurids will be active ...

Ursid Meteor Shower 2024: As we approach the last celestial spectacle of the year – the Ursid meteor shower, it's time to know all about the celestial spectacle. This enchanting cosmic event is ...

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 ...

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower 2025 is active between April 15 and May 27 and this year peaks overnight May 4-5. The best time to view the shower will be in the hours before dawn on May 5.

Speeding towards Earth, meteors from the Geminid meteor shower streak across the sky above the ... [+] Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of ...

The Quadrantids’ name comes from a now-obsolete constellation, Quadrans Muralis, which no longer appears in modern star charts. The radiant point of the meteor shower is located near the Big ...

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 ...

The best meteor shower of the year will be happening tonight as the annual Quadrantid takes place in the skies above the UK. Considered one of the most impressive annual meteor shower by Nasa ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. It's not one of the better-known meteor showers of the year, but today sees the beginning of the Quadrantids, which can ...

The spectacle in the sky will show up to 50 shooting stars per hour, in what is considered to be "one of the best annual meteor showers" of the year. According to the Royal Astronomical Society ...