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 ...
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 ...
A Universal Spectacle Meteor showers occur when Earth crosses a comet’s debris trail. As these particles burn in the atmosphere, they create streaks of light, often called "shooting stars." ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The year starts off with the short but sweet bang of the Quadrantid meteor shower. It's one of the year's strongest showers that peaks in early January. With reduced moonlight during the peak of the ...
The year starts off with the short but sweet bang of the Quadrantid meteor shower. It’s one of the year’s strongest showers that peaks in early January. With reduced moonlight during the peak of the ...
The meteor shower was observed for the first time in the 1830s by Belgian astronomer Adolphe Quetelet. The Quadrantids reportedly emerged from asteroid 2003 EH1, which is believed to be a fragment of ...
The first meteor shower of the year is expected to light up the sky this weekend, with stargazers in the UK to see up to 50 “shooting stars” an hour. The Quadrantid meteor shower, which ...
As 2025 arrives, astronomy enthusiasts and stargazers are in for a captivating treat which is the Quadrantids Meteor Shower ... orbit the Sun once. It is possible that 2003 EH is a "dead comet ...