The wolf supermoon reaches peak illumination around 5am ET on Saturday, January 3. You don’t need to be up at dawn to enjoy ...
The Quadrantid Meteor Shower peaks tonight, offering a brief, brilliant celestial event. 2026's shower aligns with a Wolf ...
The first big sky show of 2026 is about to arrive, with an early January meteor display poised to send fast, bright streaks ...
Stargazers will get a treat this weekend! The Leonid Meteor Shower, an annual meteor shower that has some of the fastest shooting stars—around 44 miles per second!—is enchanting the sky in a few days.
Under ideal conditions, about 25 Quadrantid meteors would be visible per hour, according to NASA. While the meteors are known to lack persistent tails, they often produce bright fireballs, which are ...
The new year has arrived, and so have the Quadrantids. The first meteor shower of 2026 is known for its bright fireballs and ...
Your first major opportunity to spot shooting stars and bright fireballs in 2026 arrives overnight tonight with the peak of ...
Supermoons happen a few times a year and come in groups, taking advantage of the sweet spot in the moon’s elliptical orbit.
Today sees the beginning of the Geminids, the most prolific meteor shower of the year. A meteor shower that favours the Northern Hemisphere, it’s a display often overlooked by skywatchers despite the ...
Stargazers and astronomers get ready for one of the most anticipated meteor showers of the year: The Geminid meteor shower. It is set to peak this weekend. Those watching the shower from the darkest ...
The shower will peak this week. The Orionid meteor shower, which has been active since early October, is approaching full force this week. According to NASA, the Orionid shower is "one of the most ...
Two different meteor showers are happening in December 2025. The showers include the Geminids, followed by the Ursids. The Geminids first began appearing in the mid-1800s, according to NASA. It's cold ...