The show is best viewed from the Northern Hemisphere, and an average of 15 to 20 Lyrid meteors per hour may be seen when it ...

Active since last week, the shower is formed from a comet’s debris and is forecast to produce the most fireballs overnight.

Pyramid Lake: A popular spot for Renoites seeking a night of stargazing, the lake is less than an hour from The Biggest ...

Catch the Lyrids meteor shower at its peak tonight and tomorrow, with optimal viewing after moonset and before dawn.

As we move through the year and check celestial events off the calendar, there are still six meteor showers left to see in ...

The Lyrid meteor shower occurs every April and is known for its bright, fast-moving meteors and occasional fireballs. The ...

You should be ready to look up at the sky and make a wish, as the Lyrid meteor shower will once again be visible for your amazement! This annual spectacle reaches its peak on the n ...

Here’s a little spoiler for next month’s Cosmic Calendar: early May will see the return of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower. The ...

The Lyrid meteor shower — "considered one of the oldest and most reliable celestial shows of the year" — will overlap the Eta ...

The Lyrids are the product of a comet called C/1861 G1 (Thatcher) that has a roughly 422-year orbit around the Sun; their ...

The celestial calendar is once again graced with a remarkable event as the Lyrids Meteor Shower prepares to peak on the night of April 21 into the morning of April 22. Stargazers worldwide are gearing ...

Unfortunately, August's Perseid meteor shower, one of the best recurring meteor showers on the calendar, will compete with a bright, nearly full moon during its Aug. 12-13 peak. Below are the ...