While most meteor showers originate from comets, the Quadrantids come from asteroid 2003 EH1 — a small asteroid that was ...

The New Year starts with a bang as Quandrantids peaks on Jan. 2 and 3. This is one of the largest meteor showers of the year, ...

Unlike a majority of the meteor showers we see on Earth, the Geminids are the product of an asteroid, not a comet. The reliable shower produces bright meteors associated with the asteroid Phaethon ...

The planet parade will be visible all month, but Tuesday, Jan. 21 will be a particularly good time to see it, according to ...

As we discussed last month, late January and early February will provide a stage for a Planet Parade, with six planets lining up in the night sky. On February 1, we should see the crescent moon in ...

THE Quadrantid meteor shower is set to peak tonight, giving stargazers a chance to see up to 120 shooting stars per hour. The annual display is known for its bright fireball meteors, which can ...

These meteors usually don't have long trains, but the heads may appear as bright fireballs. The peak may reveal as many as 120 meteors per hour, according to NASA. Viewing lasts until Jan. 16.

Save the dates for skies full of stars and glowing moons, these are the best astronomical events to see in 2025 with a month-by-month guide of celestial activity.

Interestingly, meteors from Lyrids tend to not have trails but can produce some pretty bright fireballs. The 1P/Halley, famously known as Halley's Comet, is responsible for the Eta Aquariids ...

Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will be visible together all month after dark, NASA reports. The four planets have been ...