The Southern Taurid meteor shower peaks Nov. 4, with a "swarm year" doubling fireball activity—but there's a catch.

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Against the backdrop of tonight's October new moon and dark skies, the active Orionid meteor shower will be on display as the rare Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) becomes visible at its closest to earth on ...

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The Perseids meteor shower peaks August 12–13, with the best viewing between midnight and 3 a.m. An 84% full Moon will reduce visibility, making faint meteors harder to see. Viewers may still catch 10 ...

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The Orionids — one of two major meteor showers caused by remnants from Halley’s comet — will peak with the arrival of a new moon, providing an excellent opportunity to see shooting stars without ...

(NEXSTAR) – July is once again exiting in style, treating stargazers to a meteor shower double-feature this week. The Southern Delta Aquariid and the Alpha Capricornid meteor showers will peak at the ...

The annual fall phenomena the Orionid meteor shower is back again. Here is everything to know about when, where and how to ...

It’s that time of year again, and the peak of what’s revered as the “best meteor shower of the year” is approaching. Meteor showers occur when Earth passes through streams of debris left behind by ...

What appears to be a giant meteor that fell through the sky in Flagler Beach is the talk of the town this morning.

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