Every December, astronomy websites dutifully mention the Ursid meteor shower in their monthly sky guides, and then basically nobody watches it or cares. It peaks right around the winter solstice near ...
As 2026 gets underway, meteor enthusiasts are already looking beyond the year’s first major shower. The Quadrantids, which peaked earlier this month, were mostly drowned out by a full moon, but the ...
The Geminid meteor shower, characterized by bright, slow-moving meteors, is distinct as its parent body is identified as the asteroid 3200 Phaethon, unlike most meteor showers which originate from ...
Dave Eicher, Editor Emeritus of *Astronomy* magazine, suggests observation opportunities during the evening and early morning hours around January 4. The Quadrantid meteor shower is anticipated to ...