16
Apr
Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend
The meteor shower should give skywatchers in darkened parts of the world a decent show late Sunday night and early Monday morning.
16
Apr
Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend
The meteor shower should give skywatchers in darkened parts of the world a decent show late Sunday night and early Monday morning.
03
Jan
14
Dec
Stunning Geminid meteor shower wows skywatchers
Experts had predicted that viewers in rural areas might see 100 meteors per hour early Friday morning — and perhaps even more.
10
Dec
Catch a ‘gem’ of a meteor shower this week
With a new moon phase starting on Dec. 13, the Geminid meteor shower will appear in a dark and moonless sky, making for perfect viewing conditions.
06
Dec
Meteors to bombard Earth this month
The 2012 Geminids should be especially striking, and they might be joined by a new meteor shower from the comet Wirtanen, according to NASA.
20
Nov
Stargazers get second chance to see Leonid Meteor Shower
The peak of the Leonids was unusually weak this year, leaving many starwatchers unsatisfied — but that was just the first act.
17
Nov
Leonid meteor shower peaks before dawn on Nov. 17
The Leonid meteors are debris shed into space by the comet Tempel-Tuttle, which swings through the inner solar system at intervals of 33 years.
13
Nov
Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend
This year is unusual in that the Leonids are expected to show 2 peaks of activity: one on Saturday morning and another on Tuesday morning.
19
Oct
Meteor sparks fireball over California
The celestial fireworks came just days ahead of this weekend’s Orionid meteor shower peak on Oct. 21 and 22.
16
Oct
Orionid meteor shower to peak this weekend
The Orionid shower is often the best meteor display of the year, with ‘counts of 60 or more meteors per hour’ since 2006.
