taking just 3.3 years to orbit the sun. Comet Encke and the Taurid meteor shower are thought to be the remnants of a far larger comet that broke apart over the last 20,000 to 30,000 years ...

Unlike a majority of the meteor showers we see on Earth, the Geminids are the product of an asteroid, not a comet. The reliable shower produces bright meteors associated with the asteroid Phaethon ...

Gamma Normids is a minor meteor shower that appears toward the end of February and most of March. It comes courtesy of the C/1913 R1 (Crommelin) comet. This one is one of the less exciting showers ...

It’s the start of a new calendar year, and the annual meteor showers await. This report highlights the dates, peak times, and lunar cooperation for the 2025 meteor shower calendar over the next ...

Meteoroid streams and meteor showers are fascinating celestial phenomena ... on the 2022 encounter with meteoric material from comet 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 3. This event provided insights ...

2025 stretches ahead of us with plenty of opportunities, including a full schedule of meteor showers. They come around every year like clockwork and that means planning shooting star trips can be ...

The best time to watch is pre-dawn when the radiant is high in the constellation Lyra, near the bright star Vega ...

When the Earth is in the path of many of these meteors, it becomes a meteor shower. Each one has a comet from which the meteors originate ... This celestial phenomenon occurs when the moon is at its ...

A meteor shower is an astronomical event that lights up the sky, creating a spectacle much-anticipated by astronomy lovers. During this celestial phenomenon, numerous meteors, commonly referred to ...

The new year has opened with a stunning astronomical event: the Quadrantids meteor shower, one of the finest meteor showers of all. The shower is visible throughout early January, and there’s ...

Spend some time looking at the sky! Jan. 3 and Jan. 4 are peak visibility days for the Quadrantids meteor shower. Of the about 30 meteor showers visible from Earth each year, NASA says the ...