In 2025, the Perseid meteor shower is expected to become active July 17 and remain so until Aug. 23, according to the American Meteor Society. This year, the Perseids are expected to peak Aug. 12-13.

The 2025 Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak overnight Monday, April 21, into the morning of Tuesday, April 22, according to NASA. During the Lyrids ' peak, 10 to 20 fast and bright meteors ...

The Perseid meteor shower sends bright streaks shooting across the night sky. Stargazers can watch the shower peak this weekend, but the key, experts say, will be patience.

The shower reaches its peak April 21 to 22, or Monday night into Tuesday morning. Best seen from the Northern Hemisphere, the Lyrids are caused by the dusty debris from a comet named Thatcher and ...

The unpredictable Bootid meteor shower peaks tonight, though stargazers in the U.S. will need luck on their side to catch one of the ancient shooting stars streaking through the post-sunset sky.

The source of the Perseid shower is comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, which orbits the sun in a long, roughly 130-year ellipse. The comet sheds bits of its material each time it returns near the sun.