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Two meteor showers, the Southern delta Aquarids and the alpha Capricornids, will peak simultaneously from July 30-31. The Perseids, considered the best meteor shower of the year, will peak between ...

Many New Yorkers likely looked up to the sky this week in hopes of seeing the flashing lights of meteors as the Lyrids shower reached its most active state of 2026. The Lyrids meteor shower, which ...

The Lyrid meteor shower, which began last week, is expected to peak tonight, April 21 to April 22. These meteors are best seen from the Northern Hemisphere after the moon sets and before dawn.

The Lyrid meteor shower is currently active and peaks tonight, during predawn hours on April 22 — but if cloudy skies, light pollution, or a busy schedule are getting in your way of the show, you ...

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 first meteor shower of the spring will soon light up the New York skies. The Lyrids meteor shower, which became active on Tuesday, April 14, is expected to hit its peak activity this week before ...

Stargazers will have a chance to witness the first major meteor shower in more than three months when the Lyrids reach their peak on the night of April 21 and into the early morning of April 22.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. One of the oldest known meteor showers is about to peak ...

Lyrids meteor shower is observed in Karagol Geosite in Kizilcahamam district of Ankara, Turkiye, on April 22, 2025. Reporter One of the oldest meteor showers recorded by humans began this week—but don ...

The 2026 Lyrids meteor shower has kicked off this week with shooting stars and zooming fireballs expected to light up the sky over the next two weeks, before the stronger Eta Aquariids get started.

Fireballs and meteors could be seen anytime the constellation Lyra is above the horizon. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...