The Quadrantid meteor shower kicks off the new year with a dazzling display, peaking in the early morning hours under ideal conditions.

The first meteor shower of the New Year also has the potential to be one of the year's best – if the weather cooperates. ...

The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks in early January, offering dazzling fireballs and up to 120 meteors per hour.

The only meteor shower in January, the Quadrantids will peak Thursday night into the pre-dawn hours of Friday morning. This will be a moderate shower, according to NASA — delivering 20 to 30 meteors ...

Fortunately for star gazers in Hampton Roads, the skies should be mainly clear for most of the night. The Quadrantid meteor ...

Two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) struck Earth’s magnetic field on New Year’s Eve, bringing out the displays of light in the ...

It’s going to be a front-loaded, exciting year for all things celestial, lunar and planetary. Space lovers are going to take another solar plunge for what will be another eventful stretch for our ...

After a spectacular 2024, which featured a year of wonder in the skies, including a total solar eclipse and rare sightings of the northern lights, 2025 is set to bring even more astronomical events.

Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere are gearing up for one of the most spectacular celestial displays of the year ...

The Quadrantids meteor shower is expected to reach maximum activity from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., EST on Friday with the best ...

However, the Quadrantid influx is sharply peaked: six hours before and after maximum, these blue meteors appear at only half ...

The meteors could be plentiful. NASA says the Quadrantids' peak could have as many as 120 meteors per hour, according to the Associated Press. And while these meteors don’t have long tails, the heads ...