Stargazers could be treated to a host of bright fireballs and the sight of multiple meteors per hour whizzing across the night sky at more than 25 miles per second when the Quadrantids reach their ...

The Quadrantids are one of the strongest showers of the year, astronomers say. Stargazers can ring in the beginning of 2025 by witnessing the first meteor shower of the year. The Quadrantids ...

The Aquarids – sometimes spelled as "Aquariids" – first became active April 19 and are due to peak between May 5 and May 6.

Fireworks are a New Year's Eve tradition and ring in the new year with dazzling displays in the night sky, but the universe has a way of putting on its own fiery show. The Quadrantids meteor ...

Quadrantids are known for bright fireball meteors, or larger explosions of light and color that can be seen longer than an average meteor streak. The phenomenon is one of the “most intense ...

Viewing conditions for the Quadrantids are good for 2025 as there will be a 9% illuminated waxing crescent moon during the peak. Related: Annual meteor shower viewing guide The Quadrantid meteor ...

The Quadrantids are considered by NASA as one of the best annual meteor showers, though activity is ... More often unseen because of January weather. The Quadrantids have been active since Dec. 26 ...

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No specialist viewing equipment is needed to witness the Quadrantids, with the meteors producing large streaks of light as they burn up in Earth’s atmosphere. The Quadrantid meteor shower is ...