The best time to view the Lyrids is when Lyra, the Northern Hemisphere constellation from which the meteors appear to radiate ...

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Here’s a little spoiler for next month’s Cosmic Calendar: early May will see the return of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower. The ...

Spring’s first meteor shower is reaching its peak. The Lyrids have surprised skygazers in the past with as many as 100 meteors per hour, but it’s not predicted to be as active this time around.

The best U.S, places to see meteors are called dark sky places, so named since they limit light pollution. The 2025 Eta ...

Regular meteor showers occur throughout the year as the Earth passes through a field of debris left by comets and asteroids, said Shannon Schmoll, director of Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State ...

All times are Eastern Daylight Time. According to American Meteor Society, The Lyrids are a medium strength shower that ...

"Meteors (often called shooting stars) are the bright streaks of light in the sky when dust and small rocks from space enter Earth’s atmosphere. Some of these dust particles come from asteroids ...