Stargazers in North America can expect to see up to 10 shooting stars each hour when the shower peaks this weekend.

The Geminid meteor shower put on a dazzling cosmic firework show when it peaked overnight on Dec. 13 as shards of the solar ...

Geminids meteor shower peaks tonight. Here's how to get the best view of the brightest celestial bodies of the year.

The best time to hunt for Ursid meteors is from the evening of Dec. 21 straight through to dawn on Dec. 22. The shower's peak ...

Skywatchers are gearing up for the annual Quadrantid meteor shower, peaking overnight between January 3 and 4, 2026, despite ...

Ursid meteor shower peaks Dec. 21–22 as Earth passes through debris from Comet 8P/Tuttle. Here’s when and where to watch the ...

Stargazers could be in for one of the brightest celestial shows of the year, with a nighttime display building toward its most dramatic moment. The event is already underway, but its strongest burst ...

The Geminid meteor shower peaks overnight on December 13–14, offering one of the year’s most dazzling sky shows with up to 150 meteors per hour under ideal conditions.

The 2026 calendar has a few major standouts: a late-night total lunar eclipse, a particularly promising Perseid meteor shower ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. This is a science story of sheer luck. A meteorite made “auditory ...

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — In June, a piece of rock flew at extremely high speeds and struck a house in McDonough, fireball flashing in the skies over Georgia included. Now, the McDonough Meteorite, as it’s ...