When Earth passes through a trail of debris left behind by Comet Thatcher every April, the Lyrid meteor shower becomes visible. It takes about 415.5 years for the comet to orbit the sun once. This ...

The Lyrid meteor shower is under way and peaks on Tuesday, April 21, after midnight. To see the Lyrids, go outside after midnight into Wednesday morning, and venture away from tall buildings and city ...

After months of relatively quiet skies, the Lyrids are back, arriving just in time to kick off meteor season with a little ...

The Eta Aquariid meteor shower will peak Tuesday night. Sky-gazers will have the best chance to view the cosmic display on Wednesday morning before dawn.

PORTLAND, Oregon — The Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest recorded celestial events, will reach its peak Wednesday night and into early Thursday morning. Sky watchers could witness “shooting stars ...

This year's Lyrid meteor shower is getting a boost thanks to a dim crescent moon. Skywatchers could see 10 to 20 shooting stars per hour soar across the spring sky, according to NASA, when the fiery ...

The 2026 Lyrids meteor shower will peak tonight, with shooting stars and zooming fireballs expected to light up the sky as the first big meteor shower of April, before the stronger Eta Aquariids get ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A flight-illuminated path and the Milky Way during the Eta Aquarids meteor shower in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka, in May 2024. (Thilina ...

The Moon will outshine May's annual meteor shower, but there are other things to look for in the sky including a beautiful comet.

What time is the meteor shower tonight? Here's where and when to look up and see the 2026 Eta Aquariids meteor shower peak from Halley's comet.