Residents of Maoming, China were treated to a celestial light show earlier this week when a surprise fireball burst to life ...

The Lyrid meteor shower put on a spectacular show, delighting sky watchers overnight with a peak rate of 10 to 20 meteors per hour. The Lyrids occur each year between April 16-25 as Earth passes ...

A bright green meteor was seen zooming past Sydney on Sunday as spectacular southern lights lit up the skies across most of ...

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Binoculars will enhance your view. Try taking a smartphone/camera pic. Night of April 21-22 — a Highlight of the Month: Lyrids Meteor Shower Get all the details here. The moon will interfere a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A meteor clocking in at 100,000 mph blazed across Spain and Portugal ...

Whizzing meteors may regularly fill the skies, but avid stargazers have likely had the date of one meteor shower's peak circled on their calendars all year. The Geminids, one of the final meteor ...

You'll have seen some dazzling shots from observers in the past. Image: A meteor from the Orionid shower seen in 2019. Pic: Reuters Image: Observer of the Orionid shower catches a shot in 2017.

Look up and be dumbstruck with wonder: the Lyrid meteor shower will grace the skies this month. Records of this celestial shower date back 2,700 years. Citizens of ancient China may have been ...

The Lyrid meteor shower — the second meteor shower on the calendar this year — runs through April 26, peaking on the night of April 21 to 22. An average of 15 or 20 Lyrid meteors per hour may ...