meteor showers
-
The best meteor showers of 2024 are yet to come. Here are the key nights to watch for.Here's everything you need to know to see the best meteor showers of 2024.
By Gretchen Rundorff Published
-
Delta Aquariids 2024: July's next meteor shower offers ideal conditions for 'shooting stars'The Delta Aquariid meteor shower begins this week, bringing as many as 20 "shooting stars" per hour to the night sky. Here's why this year's shower offers ideal conditions for stargazers.
By Jamie Carter Published
-
See up to 50 'shooting stars' per hour as the Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this weekendUp to 50 "shooting stars" per hour may be visible in moonless skies as the Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks Saturday and Sunday (May 4 and 5). The annual shower is linked to debris from Halley's comet.
By Jamie Carter Published
-
The Geminid meteors may be 10 times older than we thought, simulations of oddball asteroid Phaethon suggestThe comet-like asteroid Phaethon likely lobbed thousands of rocky fragments toward Earth while rapidly spinning around the sun 18,000 years ago, new research suggests ― and it may fling some more soon.
By Deepa Jain Published
-
The 10 best stargazing events of 2024The 2024 stargazing guide includes a rare total solar eclipse, two bright comet flybys and three supermoons. Here are all the dates you need to know.
By Jamie Carter Published
-
Quadrantid meteor shower 2024: The year's 1st meteor shower blazes over North America on Jan. 3Up to 120 shooting stars per hour could be visible during a brief peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower — the year's first meteor shower, coming to North America Jan. 3 and 4.
By Jamie Carter Published
-
How rare are shooting stars?Here's the science behind "shooting stars" and the best way to spot these meteors.
By Joe Phelan Published
-
How to watch the Quadrantid meteor shower this weekEvery year, Earth briefly encounters the Quadrantid meteor shower in early January. Here's how to catch the show.
By Joe Rao Published
-
The best night sky events to see in 2022Here are some of the more noteworthy night sky events that will take place in 2022. So grab your binoculars or telescope.
By Joe Rao Published
