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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Geminid meteor shower, which returns every December ... although light pollution and other factors mean that in reality the actual number visible is generally far less. The Geminids originate ...

The hours before dawn on Jan. 4 will be the best time to view the Quadrantids meteor shower, according to the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. It said numerous fireballs should be ...

(CNN) — Look up to see the Ursid meteor shower, the final celestial display of the year, on Sunday morning. The shower also favors the Northern Hemisphere because the radiant, or the point from ...

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 ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. February will also see a meteor shower unfold. The Alpha Centaurid meteor shower, also known as the α-Centaurids, is active from Jan.

(CNN) — The new year kicks off with the peak of the Quadrantids, one of the strongest meteor showers of the year, according to NASA. But keep your eyes peeled because with a peak only lasting ...