the annual Geminid meteor shower is upon us. The Geminids are the best and most reliable of the annual meteor showers — but this year, the burgeoning full moon in Gemini could interfere with ...

A major meteor shower is expected to blaze through California’s night sky at the same time a nearly full moon is on display. The Geminid meteor shower will peak from Friday, Dec. 13, to Saturday ...

The Aquarids – sometimes spelled as "Aquariids" – first became active April 19 and are due to peak between May 5 and May 6.

The Eta Aquariids meteor shower peaks in May of each year, per NASA. These meteors are specifically known for their speed, and Eta Aquariid meteors can travel about 40.7 miles (65.4 kilometers) per ...

However, they’ll also peak around the same time as November’s full moon, which could make them harder to see. Unlike other showers, the Taurid meteor shower is one of the longest-running of ...

The Perseid meteor shower peaked overnight Sunday into Monday ... Those surviving space rocks are considered meteorites. There are two more full moons this summer. August's full moon, known ...

The shower forms from ... Our universe might be chock-full of cosmic wonder, but you can observe only a fraction of astronomical phenomena with your naked eye. Meteor showers, natural fireworks ...

Meteors streak across the sky over a desert during the Orionid meteor shower on October 22, 2023 in Yuli County, China. Vcg/VCG via Getty Images But even with the full moon, "relatively bright ...

April stargazers are in for a special micromoon when April's full pink moon rises and when the Lyrid meteor shower streaks and peaks in the sky. The April full moon will also be a micro moon ...

As the spring weather warms up, the 2025 meteor shower season will be ramping up ... because the April moon will be about 40% full when the Lyrids reach their peak activity.

The Lyrid meteor shower — the second meteor shower on the calendar this year — runs through April 26, peaking on the night of April 21 to 22. An average of 15 or 20 Lyrid meteors per hour may ...