Of the about 30 meteor showers visible from Earth each year, NASA says the Quadrantids are some of the brightest.

The new year has opened with a stunning astronomical event: the Quadrantids meteor shower, one of the finest meteor showers ...

Los Angeles, United States - January 01, 2025 01/01/2025 09:36 pm (GMT-0800) SIMI VALLEY, Calif. – A large meteor was caught falling in the southern sky above Simi Valley on a Ring camera Wednesday ...

From a total lunar eclipse to meteor showers to space probes, 2025 will be stellar for celestial viewing. Those and more will ...

This January, the night sky offers a stunning display featuring the Quadrantid meteor shower and a rare alignment of four bright planets visible in a single view. Witness Mars at opposition, shining ...

I have been an amateur astronomer for 25-plus years. I always go meteor watching as well as observe any celestial event. This year I invited my brother-in-law and ...

The first celestial show of 2025 – the Quadrantid meteor shower – peaked early Friday morning. For those in Kingman who missed it, there is still plenty of time to make a wish on a “shooting star.” ...

The universe has given us abundant holiday light shows: natural fireworks for the winter solstice, northern lights to ring in ...

According to NASA, the moon travels around Earth in an elliptical orbit, or an elongated circle, with our planet closer to one side of the ellipse. Each month, the moon passes through the point ...

I thought they understood it would be an adult event, as we’ll be up half the night and traveling 30 minutes to get to the ...

The new year kicks off with the peak of the Quadrantids, one of the strongest meteor showers of the year, according to NASA.

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