Tag: meteor shower

The Leonids — one of the most famous annual meteor showers — is about to peak, giving keen skywatchers the chance to enjoy some free nighttime entertainment. Like any meteor…

NASA has just released its monthly video (above) offering tips on what to look out for in the skies over the coming weeks. It’s a busy one, with November’s highlights…

One of the great meteor showers of the year, the Geminids, will be visible in December. Here’s how to catch this beautiful sight.

With the Leonids known to create particularly bright streaks across the sky, we should be in for a treat on Thursday night when the meteor shower peaks.

Through October you’ll have the chance to catch one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, the Orionid meteor shower.

This weekend is the peak of the yearly Perseids meteor shower, and if you’re lucky you might be able to spot a flurry of shooting stars overhead.

If you’re an early riser with a spot of free time to look up, then tomorrow morning you have a good chance to enjoy the Arietids meteor shower.

This memorial day weekend there’s a chance to view a special astronomical event: A never-before-seen meteor shower called the Tau Herculids.

This week will see the peak of the Quadrantids meteor shower, which could be the most spectacular meteor shower of 2022.

The Perseid meteor shower peaks in August, offering a potentially spectacular light show for skywatchers. Here’s how to watch.