The Geminid meteor shower is one of the most prolific annual meteor showers, impressing skywatchers year after year. It is possible to see up to 120 meteors per hour under dark conditions when the ...

We are fast approaching the peak of the Geminid meteor shower, but the days leading up to it might be the best time to watch this spectacular celestial event. Look up on any clear night this week ...

Quadrantid meteor shower — the first of 2025 — is set to peak early on Friday. During that time, the shooing stars won't be ...

The shower is visible across the globe, most prominent in the Northern Hemisphere. The Geminid meteor shower lights up the night sky in December 2017 above Tybee Island in Georgia. The year's best ...

One of the most dramatic astronomical events of the year is scheduled to peak this weekend. The Geminid meteor shower is considered one of the "best and most reliable" annual meteor showers in the ...

Geminid meteors have an average velocity of 21 miles per second and appear in larger numbers than the average shower, though they often don't produce tails, according to the American Meteor Society.

The peak of this popular annual meteor shower risks being washed out by an almost full moon this year—but stargazers can still spot shooting stars if they follow the right tips ...

Sky-gazers may get the chance to glimpse some of the dozens of meteors that will streak across the sky as the annual Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. The Geminids are expected to be most ...

In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to observe the Geminid meteor shower, which will peak during the early morning hours of December 14. The best time to view them is after midnight ...

Just a week into 2025 and we have a meteor spectacle heading our way. The Quadrantid meteor shower, peaking on January 3-4, ...

Unlike most meteor showers, the Geminid meteor shower doesn't originate from a comet but from an asteroid. That asteroid, 3200 Phaethon, is believed to have broken apart under the stresses of the ...