The Quadrantid meteor shower, 2025’s first, peaks Friday night with up to 120 meteors/hour. Look for blue fireballs under a ...

Astronomers suspect the shower originates from the comet C/1490 Y1 and is known for its ‘bright fireball meteors’ ...

EXCLUSIVE: The Quadrantids are known for their bright fireball meteors, which can appear blue due to their high velocity and the presence of certain elements such as magnesium and iron.

The Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of 2025, will see some 120 bright fireballs glide across the sky from dusk to dawn ...

12, 2009, above Southold in Suffolk County, New York. AFP via Getty Images Unlike most other meteor showers that originate from comets, the Geminids spring from the asteroid 3200 Phaethon ...

The highest number of meteors will be visible at around 2 a.m. tonight, when the constellation Gemini is at its highest point in the night sky.

Meteor Showers and their Parent Comets is a unique handbook for astronomers interested in observing meteor storms and outbursts. Spectacular displays of 'shooting stars' are created when the Earth's ...

Unlike most meteor showers that originate from comets, the Quadrantids come from an asteroid: 2003 EH1. This small, two-mile-wide asteroid is thought to be a "dead comet" or "rock comet" and takes ...

The Geminids are an astronomical highlight of the year, creating a spectacular show of shooting stars every December. Scientists are now starting to understand where they came from.