Science ❯ Astronomy ❯ Meteorology

Meteor Showers

Perseids Perseid Meteor Shower Leonids Geminids Observation Techniques Geminid Meteor Shower Orionids Lyrids Lyrid Meteor Shower Ursids Leonid Meteor Shower Eta Aquarids Taurids Quadrantids Taurid Meteor Shower Draconid Meteor Shower Orionid Meteor Shower Northern Taurids Alpha Capricornids Delta Aquariids Viewing Conditions Dimorphids Debris from Asteroids Southern Taurids Fireballs Ursid Meteor Shower Meteoroid Exposure Space Debris Chi Cygnid Meteor Shower Draconids Taurus Southern Meteor Shower Taurid Meteor Showers Taurid Meteor Stream Activity Rates Classification Entry Velocities Geminid Characteristics Puppis Constellation Eta Aquarid Asteroids Sonic Booms M2026A1 Eta Aquariids Eta-Aquariiden Eta-Lyriden Public Observations June Bootids Southern Delta Aquariids

Two Meteor Showers Peak Together Late July as Moonlight Cuts Visibility

Nearly full Buck Moon light will wash out faint meteors and make bright Alpha Capricornid fireballs the most likely sights.

New Meteor Shower Traces to Asteroid Crumbling Near the Sun

AMS Flags Unusual 2026 Fireball Surge From Anthelion Region

Quadrantid Meteor Shower Peaks Under Bright Supermoon

Quadrantids Set to Peak Jan. 3–4, but Full Moon Will Mute the Show

Ursid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight Into Early Monday Under New-Moon, Solstice Skies

Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Dec. 13–14 With Dark Skies and Up to 150 Meteors an Hour

Leonids Peak Before Dawn With Best Views Early Nov. 18

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight With Modest Rates and Dark Skies

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Predawn Nov. 17 Under Dark, Moonlight-Free Skies

Japanese Astronomer Films Two Meteor Strikes on the Moon Days Apart

New Study Flags Possible Taurid ‘Resonant Swarm’ Risk in 2032 and 2036

Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Oct. 21–23 Under New-Moon Skies

Waning Gibbous Moon Threatens Perseid Meteor Peak, Observers Advised to Chase Earthgrazers and Livestreams

Moonlight Set to Dampen This Year’s Perseid Meteor Shower Peak