Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. With the peak of the Lyrid meteor shower last night, ...

For thousands of years, humanity has looked up to the sky every August to watch the Perseids meteor shower streak through it in brilliant fashion. Ancient people interpreted falling meteors as signs ...

One of the toughest yet most rewarding annual display of "shooting stars" peaks overnight on Jan. 3-4, 2026 — here’s how to ...

The image was captured on Aug. 12 as the Perseid meteor shower hit its peak. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Photographer Osama ...

The Geminids tend to be the strongest meteor shower of the year. It is also the one major shower that provides good activity ...

Get ready for nature’s ultimate fireworks show. The Perseids meteor shower reaches its peak this week, and if you know where to look, you could see dozens of meteors streaking across the sky every ...

A ritual of summer is gazing up at the night sky in the hopes of seeing meteors, also known as shooting stars, flash across the night sky. While the annual Perseid meteor shower usually gets the most ...

A meteor lit up the sky over Mount Fuji, Japan, in the early hours of Friday, captured on CCTV by the Hiratsuka City Museum.

The Quadrantids are particularly well known for their fireballs – larger, brighter meteors that can leave glowing trails in ...

Stargazers, you'll soon have a chance to glimpse the year's most popular meteor shower streaking over Michigan skies, but the full moon could get in the way. The annual Perseids will peak in ...

While moonlight might steal the spotlight, it won't steal the Perseids' show. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For Northern ...

Michigan skygazers, there's still time left to bundle up under the night sky and enjoy dazzling shooting stars, and even a pair of comets. The Orionids, Southern Taurids and Northern Taurids meteor ...