The Ursids peak on the evening of Dec. 21, leading into the early morning hours of Dec. 22. The moon will be 50% full, which could obscure your view of Ursid meteor shower peaks this week.

While usually not as bright as the Geminids, the Ursid meteor shower can yield surprises. "The Ursids are generally a sparse meteor shower," producing about 5 to 10 visible meteors per hour under ...

Get ready for a stellar year ahead! From exciting rocket launches and deep-space missions to breathtaking meteor showers and lunar events, 2025 promises a packed calendar of celestial spectacles.

A rare fireball seen over the Southeast last week was tied to the annual Bootid meteor shower. Find out how you can still ...

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 ...

More than 200 sightings were sent to the American Meteor Society, and a Georgia resident reported a rock falling through a roof around the same time ...

Some folks already caught a sci-fi-level glimpse of it on Thursday, when a blazing meteor put a hole in a Georgia house.

The meteor, which weighed a ton and measured 3 feet in diameter, disintegrated 27 miles above West Forest, Georgia, southeast ...

Meteor showers like the Boötids happen when Earth passes through debris left behind by a comet. In this case, the dust ...

The peak of this meteor shower will occur overnight from June 26-27, according to Star Walk. To find it, look for the constellation Bootes, also known as "The Herdsman" or "The Plowman," that the ...

It is famous for its swift and bright meteors, Perseids frequently leave long "wakes" of light and colour behind them as they streak through Earth's atmosphere. The Perseids are one of the most ...