The Geminid meteor shower is underway and the peak is set to occur this weekend. The shower is known for its vivid colors and high intensity. It can fall slowly and even produce fireballs. Many ...

Star gazers can enjoy two meteor showers in December, the Geminids and the Ursids. The Geminids, considered one of the year's best, will peak first in the month, while the Ursids will peak a few days ...

The Geminid meteor shower is an annual event visible from December 4 through December 17. This year's shower will peak on the night of December 13-14. Unlike most meteor showers which come from comets ...

The moon will be about one-third full as one of the year’s last meteor showers becomes most visible. By Katrina Miller Our universe might be chock-full of cosmic wonder, but you can observe only a ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — One of the best meteor showers of the year, the Geminid meteor shower, is here. The star fall event peaks Saturday night, Dec. 13, with over a hundred meteors falling every hour. “It’s ...

Today sees the beginning of the Geminids, the most prolific meteor shower of the year. A meteor shower that favours the Northern Hemisphere, it’s a display often overlooked by skywatchers despite the ...

Avid sky-gazers spend all year anticipating the peak of the annual Geminid meteor shower. Now, it’s finally here. This weekend, dozens of meteors, including some especially brilliant ones called ...

The Geminid meteor shower will peak this week, according to the American Meteor Society, offering skywatchers who are strong enough to face December's chilly temperatures with stunning views on Dec.

P. Jenniskens, SETI Institute and NASA Ames Research Center; and M. Breukers and C. Johannink, Cameras for Allsky Meteor Surveillance (CAMS), BeNeLux, report that the chi Cygnids meteor shower (IAU ...

The annual Geminids meteor shower is a favorite celestial sight around the holidays for many. This year’s show is due to peak this weekend with near-ideal viewing conditions for observers in the ...

A meteorite was spotted over northern Michigan’s sky on Sunday, according to a company that chases storms and follows the weather. The fireball was seen over Michigan at about 6 p.m., Michigan Storm ...

ATLANTA — Skywatchers are in for a treat this weekend as the Geminid meteor shower—one of the most beloved meteor displays of the year—reaches its peak. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at The Franklin ...