It’s time for the final meteor shower of 2025 — the Ursid meteor shower. The shower is only active for a short time, but its peak activity will be the night of Sunday, Dec. 21, and the early morning ...

COMET 3I/ATLAS was approximately 169,150,000 miles away traveling at approximately 125,000 mph when I imaged it early morning 12/20/25 . It was one day past its closest point of approach to Earth.

The Northern lights along with some quick flashes of Perseid meteors are seen in these time-lapses captured on the outskirts of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK and Sistersville, West Virginia, USA. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Warmly-dressed skywatchers with clear skies should brace for ...

The Geminid meteor shower is predicted to peak on December 13th, potentially yielding over 100 meteors per hour, coinciding with a waning crescent Moon. The shower's radiant is located near the star ...

If there’s one meteor shower astrotourists have been waiting for this year, it’s the Geminids—and it’s about to peak. That means you could see between 60 to 120 shooting stars per hour under pristine ...

This December's dazzling display comes from a strange asteroid with comet-like behavior—and a tail of debris that astronomers say shouldn’t exist. Hundreds of Geminid meteors blaze across the night ...

One of the last, but most spectacular meteor showers of the year, the Geminids, is set to dazzle stargazers overnight on Saturday, producing as many as 120 meteors an hour at their 2 a.m. ET peak on ...

Turn your attention skyward Saturday evening and you should be able to catch the peak of the annual Geminids meteor shower. The yellow dancing streaks light up the night sky every December with ...

If the holiday hustle and bustle is stressing you out, the night sky is providing a perfect moment to pause and wonder at some majesty this weekend, as the Geminid meteor shower is set to peak. The ...

Stargazers and astronomers get ready for one of the most anticipated meteor showers of the year: The Geminid meteor shower. It is set to peak this weekend. Those watching the shower from the darkest ...