The Quadrantids are considered by NASA as one of the best annual meteor showers, though activity is often unseen because of ...

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Things are looking bright in the new year already, kicking off with meteor showers. The Quadrantids, which peak in early January each year, are described as one of the strongest and most ...

The Quadrantids are one of the strongest showers of the year, astronomers say. Stargazers can ring in the beginning of 2025 by witnessing the first meteor shower of the year. The Quadrantids, one ...

2025 stretches ahead of us with plenty of opportunities, including a full schedule of meteor showers. They come around every year like clockwork and that means planning shooting star trips can be ...

The first meteor shower of the New Year also has the potential to be one of the year's best – if the weather cooperates. But astronomers lament that the Quadrantid meteors tend to fall short of ...

A Quadrantid meteor shower as seen in the night sky over the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China on January 4, 2022. Xue Bing/Costfoto/Future Publishing via Getty Images Brilliant streaks of ...

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The new year will kick off with the Quadrantid meteor shower, which is set to peak early on Friday. The Quadrantids have the potential of 200 meteors an hour under perfect conditions, but most ...

The annual Quadrantids meteor shower is hitting peak visibility, with around 25 meteors per hour, one expert says. Southern Californians’ best viewing time should be Friday night heading into ...