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Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight With Prime Viewing Before Moonrise

A late-rising crescent moon leaves a dark window before 2 a.m. for many observers.

Geminids Peak This Weekend Under Darker Skies, With Forecasts of 120–150 Meteors Per Hour

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

Geminid Meteor Shower Set to Peak Dec. 13–14 With Mostly Moon-Free Skies

Bright Fireball Streaks Over Texas, Drawing Nearly 200 Reports

Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Dec. 13–14 Under Moon-Friendly Skies

Geminid Meteor Shower Begins Today, With Peak Expected Dec. 13–14

Leonids Peak Before Dawn With Best Views Early Nov. 18

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight With Modest Rates and Dark Skies

Leonids Peak Sunday Night Into Monday With Dark Skies

Leonids Set to Peak Nov. 17 After Taurids’ Modest Maximum

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

November Meteor Showers: Taurids Peak Nov. 11–12 as Leonids Arrive Nov. 16–17 Under Dark Skies

Japanese Astronomer Films Two Meteor Strikes on the Moon Days Apart

Leonid Meteor Shower Begins Nov. 6, Peaking Overnight Nov. 17–18

South Australian Museum Probes Tesla Windscreen After Suspected Meteorite Strike on Remote Highway

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

Comet Lemmon Enters Peak Visibility After Close Pass to Earth

Orionids Peak Lights Up Brazil’s Night Sky Under Favorable New Moon

Comet Lemmon Reaches Peak Visibility, A Bright Binocular Target in the Evening Sky