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The Perseid meteor shower dazzled stagazers with a spectacular natural light show around its peak on Aug. 12-13. But could we be in for even more impressive displays of shooting stars in the years to come? Canon EOS R7 camera (Image credit: Future/Kimberley Lane) The Canon EOS R7 is the best camera for beginners. Despite […]

On Aug. 14, 1992, a space rock entered the atmosphere over Mbale, Uganda and exploded into hundreds of pieces! Debris from this meteorite shower was strewn over an area of about 2 by 4 miles (3.2 to 6.4 kilometers), and the biggest piece weighed more than 60 pounds (27 kilograms)! Scientists estimated that the original […]

The Perseid meteor shower, one of the most prolific and impressive meteor showers of the year, peaks tonight! Widely regarded as one of the best meteor showers of the year, the Perseids can produce up to 100 meteors per hour under ideal viewing conditions and weather permitting. This year’s display is particularly favorable because the […]

A spectacular total solar eclipse will coincide with the peak of the Perseid meteor shower on Aug. 12-13. But will you be able to spot shooting stars in the false twilight of totality? Perseids appear as Earth plows through the stream of debris shed by comet Swift-Tuttle. Up to 100 shooting stars may be seen […]

People keep asking me about the total solar eclipse on August 12. That’s understandable. For anyone in the Northern Hemisphere, it is shaping up to be a joyous day of astronomy. Totality will cross eastern Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain, but much of Europe will see a very deep partial eclipse, and even parts […]

Look up! The Perseid meteor shower is finally active, bringing the potential for gorgeous shooting stars and fireballs as Earth plunges into the trail of debris shed by the icy comet Swift-Tuttle. Here’s what you need to know. The Perseid meteor shower 2026 is set to be a truly magnificent affair and a stark contrast […]

Heads up, stargazers! The notoriously unpredictable June Bootid meteor shower is set to peak next week — and anything could happen. While most annual meteor showers follow a fairly predictable script, the June Bootids have a habit of surprising astronomers. Most years, the shower produces only a few meteors per hour. Occasionally, however, it erupts […]

A dazzling fireball streaked through the skies above the Midwest on June 14, crashing through Earth’s atmosphere at a staggering 56,000 mph (90,123 km.h per hour) before burning up. The fireball first appeared over Tupelo, Mississippi at 11:26 p.m. EDT on June 14 (0326 GMT on June 15). It then raced roughly 300 miles across […]

Meteor showers occur during the day too, and the Arietids can put on quite a show this time of year. The shower is active from May 22 to July 3, with a predicted peak around mornings of June 10, 2026, according to astronomy site Earth Sky. Read more: Night sky June 2026: What you can […]

A meteor streaks across the sky above the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Kitt Peak National Observatory in southern Arizona. (Image credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava)) Searing across the night sky, a meteor puts on a spectacular show above a powerful observatory. The meteor’s blaze was captured above the U.S. National Science Foundation’s […]

Heads up, skywatchers! Don’t miss the Eta Aquarid meteor shower tonight, as activity peaks in the predawn hours of May 6. Under ideal conditions, it’s possible to see up to 60 meteors per hour when viewing from the Southern Hemisphere, but viewers in the Northern Hemisphere will see significantly fewer due to the Eta Aquarid […]

It’s meteor season once again, skywatchers! The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks in the early hours of May 6, and you can follow the show live from wherever you are thanks to these skywatching livestreams. While the Eta Aquarids are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere, these live feeds give you a front-row seat no […]

The peak of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower is almost here! Read on to discover the best time to spot the fast-moving shooting stars as Earth barrels through the debris trail shed by Halley’s Comet. When are the Eta Aquarids most active? Canon EOS R7 camera (Image credit: Future/Kimberley Lane) The Canon EOS R7 is […]

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is almost here! Here’s what you need to know as the shooting star display ramps up to peak activity, including when and where to look, viewing conditions and more! Canon EOS R7 camera (Image credit: Future/Kimberley Lane) The Canon EOS R7 is the best camera for beginners hoping to capture […]

Heads up, skywatchers! Don’t miss the Lyrid meteor shower tonight, as activity peaks in the predawn hours of April 22. Under ideal conditions, it’s possible to see up to 20 meteors per hour during the peak, with the chance to witness dramatically bright flashes known as fireballs. Viewing conditions are looking promising for the Lyrids […]

The Lyrid meteor shower is nearing peak activity! Here’s the best time to hunt for shooting stars as well as a guide on where to find them in the spring sky so you can maximize your chances of spotting these fast-moving meteors. When are the Lyrids most active? In 2026, the Lyrid meteor shower is […]

For enthusiastic meteor watchers, it has been a long stretch — nearly 16 weeks to be exact — since there has been a good opportunity to catch sight of a reasonably good meteor shower. There are ten displays during the year that are generally considered reliable and worth looking for. But the last of these […]

The Lyrid meteor shower is back, and knowing where to look can make all the difference when it comes to spotting these fast, bright shooting stars! The Lyrids appear to radiate from the constellation Lyra, which rises in the northeast and climbs higher in the sky toward the early morning hours. (Yes, sorry, this shower […]

The Lyrid meteor shower has begun! Here’s what to expect as the shooting star display brightens the spring night sky, when it peaks and how to know if you’ve spotted a Lyrid, or a sporadic meteor! Lyrid meteors are visible each year as Earth passes through the trail of debris shed by the C/1861 G1 […]

During last April’s Lyrid meteor shower, I left my camera outside and went to bed. I’d set my tripod, wide-angle lens pointed skyward, exposures firing every 30 seconds. It’s my usual routine for meteor showers, particularly relatively minor displays like the Lyrids. Sure, it’s the first display of “shooting stars” since January, but my camera […]

A series of fireballs — very bright meteors — were spotted across North America from March 17-23, 2026. People in Ohio reported one on March 17. The next sightings were in California on March 19, Michigan and Georgia on March 20, and Texas on March 21, where a fragment crashed through a house roof. It’s […]

NASA has released a “strewn field” map of where meteorites may have fallen after a rare daytime fireball explosively disintegrated in the skies over Houston on Saturday (March 21) evening — with the force of 26 tons of TNT. Houston residents reported hearing loud booms as pressure waves brought about by the meteor‘s demise reached […]

A rare daytime fireball burst to life in the skies over the Midwest on the morning of March 17, creating a loud sonic boom that rattled houses as the meteor arced Earthward before fracturing over northern Ohio with the force of 250 tons of TNT. Now, the hunt is on to find the precious shards […]

The Lyrid meteor shower put on a spectacular show last night as Earth plunged through the debris stream cast off by comet C/1861 G1 (Thatcher), triggering a peak of activity that saw shooting stars blaze a path away from the blue-white star Vega in the constellation Lyra. Shooting stars appear when fragments of comets and […]

A meteorite has crashed through the roof of a house in the city of Koblenz in the west of Germany after a spectacular fireball lit up the night sky above western Europe on Sunday evening, March 8. More than 2,800 sightings of the fireball have been reported to the International Meteor Organization (IMO), with dozens […]

Ever wanted a slice of the cosmos at home? You can buy genuine meteorite as a keepsake for home. But did you know you can unveil incredible detail that you can’t see with the naked eye, too? All it takes is knowing what to look for and what you need to make a successful observation. […]