The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most prolific meteor showers of the year. The shower is active from mid-July until late August and will peak on the night of Aug. 12, before dawn on Aug.

Find out what causes meteor showers and when to look out for the most spectacular ones. Read on for tips on how to catch the best view of this stunning shower from planetary scientist and meteorite ...

However, meteor trails through a wide-angle lens can ... sit back and enjoy the show with your own eyes. Monitor the state of the lens with a torch every 20 minutes or so. In a cool, damp August ...

2025 stretches ahead of us with plenty of opportunities, including a full schedule of meteor showers. They come around every year like clockwork and that means planning shooting star trips can be ...

11. A waning crescent moon will be present during the shower's peak. Unlike a majority of the meteor showers we see on Earth, the Geminids are the product of an asteroid, not a comet. The reliable ...

Unlike most meteor showers that last several days, the Quadrantids have a brief peak that lasts only six hours. This rapid meteor shower is caused by Earth passing through a thin stream of ...

The Ursids are also a relatively new meteor shower, EarthSky reports. While many of the meteor showers seen throughout the year have been annual occurrences for centuries, the Ursids weren’t ...

The first meteor shower of the year is expected to light up the sky on Friday night, with stargazers in the UK to see up to 50 “shooting stars” an hour. The Quadrantid meteor shower, which ...