When the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on Friday, it will be the year's first chance to see fireballs in the sky. A waning crescent moon means good visibility under clear and dark conditions.

The first meteor shower of 2025—considered by NASA to be one of the best annual showers—is projected to reach a peak in activity Thursday night, with hundreds of meteors expected to brighten ...

The Perseid meteor shower is one of the best shooting star displays of the year. The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most prolific meteor showers of the year. The shower is active from mid ...

Things are looking bright in the new year already, kicking off with meteor showers. The Quadrantids, which peak in early January each year, are described as one of the strongest and most ...

A Quadrantid meteor shower is expected at the beginning of January, and a "parade of planets" can be seen later in the month. The Quadrantids, which peak in early January each year, are considered ...

As the end of the year draws close, skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere are being treated to one of the most active meteor showers in the celestial calendar: the Quadrantid meteor shower.

Next year's first astral spectacle comes early, on Jan. 3, when the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks. Considered one of the most impressive annual meteor showers to witness, the event can produce ...

In this Dec. 14, 2023 photo provided by NOIRLab, meteors from the Geminid meteor shower streak across the sky above the Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a ...

(Sidney Hall/Library of Congress via AP) WASHINGTON — When the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on Friday, it will be the year’s first chance to see fireballs in the sky. A waning crescent moon ...

When the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks Friday, it will be the year's first chance to see fireballs in the sky. A waning crescent moon means good visibility under clear and dark conditions.

When the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on Friday, it will be the year's first chance to see fireballs in the sky.Video above: What are shooting stars?A waning crescent moon means good visibility ...