From the moonless Perseids to the dazzling Geminids, here’s when to watch the best moonless meteor showers in 2026.

The Geminid meteor shower is considered one of the best and most reliable of the year. It is expected to peak between Saturday, Dec. 13, and Sunday, Dec. 14, in 2025. Viewers can see up to 120 ...

Unlike most meteor showers, the Quadrantids originate from an asteroid rather than a comet. The shower's peak activity only lasts a few hours, making it more difficult to spot than other showers. In ...

The Geminids, the second-to-last meteor shower of the year, are expected to hit peak activity tomorrow night, Dec. 13, into the morning of Dec. 14. Reno's forecast is expected to be clear, providing ...

The Geminids return with near-perfect viewing conditions, offering skywatchers up to 150 meteors an hour under dark December skies. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

The Geminid meteor shower, characterized by bright, slow-moving meteors, is distinct as its parent body is identified as the asteroid 3200 Phaethon, unlike most meteor showers which originate from ...

Fireballs are bright meteors and can be yellow, blue, red, green and sometimes violet. Fast-moving meteors are frequently ...

Asteroids, comets, and meteors differ in origin and behavior—remnants of our Solar System that sometimes create dazzling ...

Meteor showers are undeniably stunning sights. From our viewpoint here on earth, a meteor shower looks like a series of shooting stars falling through the night sky, with even more stars twinkling in ...

The Geminids, one of the last meteor showers of the year, is also considered one of the best. And it's about to hit its peak activity in 2025. Bright shooting stars – from the Quadrantids in January ...