The brilliant flash, which was accompanied by a sonic boom that many mistook for an earthquake, resulted in hundreds of calls ...

Most meteor showers are named after constellations, stars and even asteroids. Calendar of meteor showers in 2023. Of the 12 meteor showers in 2023, seven are left for you to see.

The meteor shower happens annually in mid-to-late April, with this year's peak expected to yield 10 to 20 meteors per hour. To observe the Lyrids, look to the northeast and maintain focus on the ...

A meteor streaks across the sky during the Perseids meteor shower peak at Pedernales Falls State Park, on Aug. 12, 2024, in Johnson City, Texas. RICK KERN / Getty Images ...

As dramatic as that might be, it can’t hold a candle to the Leonid Meteor Shower of 1833. On the night of Nov. 12-13, so many meteors burned through the Earth’s atmosphere that they seemed to ...

While it is now one of the year's strongest meteor showers, the Geminids didn't start out that way, according to NASA. When the shower first began appearing in the mid-1800s, only 10 to 20 meteors ...

Geminid meteor shower captured above a railroad water tower at Dos Cabezas Siding in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, U.S. (Image credit: Kevin Key / Slworking) Meteor showers occur ...

A meteor (left) from the Geminids meteor shower enters the Earth’s atmosphere past the stars Castor and Pollux (two bright stars, right) on Dec. 12, 2009, above Southold in Suffolk County, New York.

Meteor showers are events where multiple meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere. The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, remnants of Halley's comet, peaks this weekend. And with just a waning crescent moon ...

Lyrid Meteor Showers Tonight: ... Meteor Storm with meteors crashing into a city skyline — search “Meteor Storm 2010 Syfy”] A sci-fi disaster flick set in San Francisco, ...

The stunning Perseid meteor shower will peak tonight (Aug. 11) in what could well be the most brilliant "shooting star" display of the year. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu ...