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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.

Northern Lights Possible Across Northern U.S. This Weekend, With Best Odds Friday Night

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

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

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

Cryovolcanic Jets Reported on Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Ahead of Dec. 19 Earth Approach

Cold Supermoon Peaks Thursday Evening, Highest Full Moon of 2025

Cold Moon to Cap 2025 With Final Supermoon on Dec. 4

Saturn’s Close Pass With a Half‑Lit Moon Highlights Its Stationary Pause as Mercury Turns Direct

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

Leonid Meteor Shower Set to Peak Sunday Night Under Dark Skies

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

Beaver Supermoon Dazzles on Nov. 5 as 2025's Biggest and Brightest

Solar Activity Surges as Second X-Class Flare Hits Overnight

First Post-Perihelion Images Capture 3I/ATLAS After Sun Passage