The Lyrids are expected to peak April 21 and April 22, according to NASA. On those nights, the moon will be at 40% brightness ...

The annual display of Lyrids, famous for bright “fireball” shooting stars, will occur from April 17-26, peaking on April 22, ...

Much of what scientists know about the early Solar System comes from meteorites – ancient rocks that travel through space and ...

The Lyrid meteor shower, active from April 16-26, peaks on April 21-22. Viewing conditions are favorable in Northern Nevada ...

The Lyrids are the product of a comet called C/1861 G1 (Thatcher) that has a roughly 422-year orbit around the Sun; their ...

Why do comets and their meteoroid streams weave in and out of Earth's orbit and their orbits disperse over time? Researchers show that this is not due to the random pull of the planets, but rather the ...

New research suggests meteor showers are so unpredictable due to the Sun’s own motion around the solar‑system barycenter.

The Eta Aquarids is one of two meteor showers created by debris from Comet Halley. Earth crosses Halley’s orbital path twice a year — once in spring and again in fall. The second crossing ...

It also coincides with Earth Day, making it a great natural ... Under ideal conditions in mid-August, it boasts up to 100 meteors per hour, with the peak falling on Aug. 12-13.

A micro moon occurs when a full moon coincides with the point in its orbit when it's farthest from Earth ... the next ...

As they enter the Earth's atmosphere ... That means there will be great meteor-watching conditions for this fall's Orionids (Oct. 22-23), which will have similarly ideal conditions.