The best time to see the June Bootids in the U.S. is in the hours following sunset on the night of June 27, when the radiant will be at its highest point in the post sunset sky, according to ...

Each day, around 48.5 tons (44,000 kilograms) of ancient debris dating back to the creation of our solar system collide with ...

A meteor shower rains down on residents of an LA apartment building, and it will take a toll on the Fox drama first responders on "9-1-1." The disasters will take a toll on the first responders.

The meteor shower happens annually in mid-to-late April, with this year's peak expected to yield 10 to 20 meteors per hour. To observe the Lyrids, look to the northeast and maintain focus on the ...

As dramatic as that might be, it can’t hold a candle to the Leonid Meteor Shower of 1833. On the night of Nov. 12-13, so many meteors burned through the Earth’s atmosphere that they seemed to ...

Most meteor showers are named after constellations, stars and even asteroids. Calendar of meteor showers in 2023. Of the 12 meteor showers in 2023, seven are left for you to see.

While it is now one of the year's strongest meteor showers, the Geminids didn't start out that way, according to NASA. When the shower first began appearing in the mid-1800s, only 10 to 20 meteors ...

A meteor (left) from the Geminids meteor shower enters the Earth’s atmosphere past the stars Castor and Pollux (two bright stars, right) on Dec. 12, 2009, above Southold in Suffolk County, New York.

A meteor streaks across the sky during the Perseids meteor shower peak at Pedernales Falls State Park, on Aug. 12, 2024, in Johnson City, Texas. RICK KERN / Getty Images ...

Meteor showers are events where multiple meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere. The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, remnants of Halley's comet, peaks this weekend. And with just a waning crescent moon ...