Here’s how it works. The Taurid meteor shower, consisting of the Southern Taurids and Northern Taurids, is a highlight for stargazers each fall. This year, the Southern Taurids will be active ...

The meteor shower is expected to peak between 4 and 5 a.m. ET Sunday, said Robert Lunsford, fireball report coordinator for the American Meteor Society. But it’s also possible to see meteors in ...

The Geminid meteor shower, which returns every December ... although light pollution and other factors mean that in reality the actual number visible is generally far less. The Geminids originate ...

The Perseid meteor shower can produce up to 100 meteors per ... excellent viewing opportunities for stargazers. Meteors are not actual shooting stars. They’re made of tiny particles of dust ...

The hours before dawn on Jan. 4 will be the best time to view the Quadrantids meteor shower, according to the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. It said numerous fireballs should be ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. The annual Perseid meteor shower has begun and you need to start ...

(CNN) — Look up to see the Ursid meteor shower, the final celestial display of the year, on Sunday morning. The shower also favors the Northern Hemisphere because the radiant, or the point from ...

The spectacle in the sky will show up to 50 shooting stars per hour, in what is considered to be "one of the best annual meteor showers" of the year. According to the Royal Astronomical Society ...

The actual peak this year is predicted to occur ... August 12 is good. ForbesThe Perseid Meteor Shower Has Begun: When To See It At Its BestBy Jamie Carter The Perseids roughly coincides with ...

The last spectacular meteor shower of the year is peaking this week. It'll be a particularly exceptional one that you won't want to miss. Here's how and when to see the Geminid meteor shower.

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. February will also see a meteor shower unfold. The Alpha Centaurid meteor shower, also known as the α-Centaurids, is active from Jan.