Footage captured overnight on December 13 shows a Geminid meteor shower streaking across the night sky over the San Francisco Bay Area. Video recorded by Shreenivasan Manievannan from Lick Observatory ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first meteor shower of the New Year always has the potential to be one of the year's best – but rarely rises to the occasion.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The annual Geminid meteor shower, one of the year’s most ...

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 ...

The Geminids meteor shower peaks during mid-December and is considered to be one of the best and most reliable annual meteor showers. Editor's Note: Video features meteor captured on dashcam in Feb.

The Quadrantid meteor shower is active (and visible) between Dec. 28 and Jan. 12, and will peak overnight Jan. 3-4. Viewing conditions for the Quadrantids are bad for 2026 as there will be a 100% ...

Part of the Milky Way can be seen in the starry night sky. This season is marked by the sparkle and glow of holiday decorations adorning buildings, trees, and fences. But if you look up at the sky ...

The Ursid meteor shower, which marks the final celestial event of the year, will peak between Sunday night and early Monday morning. Sky-gazers can expect to see five to 10 meteors per hour between ...

The first meteor shower of the New Year always has the potential to be one of the year's best – but rarely rises to the occasion. Astronomers lament that the Quadrantid meteors tend to fall short of ...

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 ...