The last meteor shower of 2024 is expected to peak overnight on Dec. 21 — just in time for the winter holidays. The Ursid meteor shower is active around the same time every year toward the end ...

Whizzing meteors may regularly fill the skies, but avid stargazers have likely had the date of one meteor shower's peak circled on their calendars all year. The Geminids, one of the final meteor ...

A fiery spectacle over the southeastern United States on Saturday night left observers puzzled, with many mistaking the fireball for the annual Ursid meteor shower. Astrophysicist Jonathan ...

The Geminid meteor shower peaked overnight on Dec. 13 and 14, lighting up the skies as impressive meteors struck Earth's atmosphere. But Earth wasn't the only target; the moon is regularly ...

And it will be accompanied by a holiday light show from the Ursids, the last major meteor shower of the year to peak. The shower, active from Dec. 17 to 26, reaches its peak Dec. 21 to the 22 ...

The meteor shower is expected to peak between 4 and 5 a.m. ET Sunday, said Robert Lunsford, fireball report coordinator for the American Meteor Society. But it’s also possible to see meteors in ...

The Ursid meteor shower peaks tonight into tomorrow morning, but it is active through December 26th. It's definitely not the most exciting meteor shower of the year with only 5 - 10 meteors ...

The Geminid meteor shower begins on 4 December and continues until 20 December, with its peak on 14-15 December offering the possibility of a truly spectacular sight. You'll need a bit of luck as ...

The Ursid meteor shower is set to light up the night sky from December 17 to December 24, with its peak expected around December 23, marking the last major meteor display of 2024. This annual ...

(The next one will be on March 3, 2026). Amazing meteor shower displays are notoriously difficult to predict, but there are two dates to circle on your astronomical calendar. April 22-23 sees the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) -What many people thought was a meteor seen flying over parts of Middle Tennessee was actually a Chinese satellite, according to an astronomer. On Saturday night ...

Here’s how it works. The Ursid meteor shower is active between Dec. 17-26 and will peak on Dec. 22-23. The Ursids are generally a sparse display, producing approximately five meteors per hour ...