Your first major opportunity to spot shooting stars and bright fireballs in 2026 arrives overnight tonight with the peak of ...

The spectacular Quadrantid meteor shower is active until 12 January, peaking between 3 to 4 January 2026 across the UK.

Meteor showers promise a diverse and exciting year for sky gazing in 2026, ranging from brief and bright outbursts at rapid ...

The Quadrantids (QUA) will be the inaugural meteor shower for the brand new year 2026. With a zenith hourly rate (ZHR) as ...

A fireball streaks across the morning sky above NSF Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of NSF NOIRLab funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation. A rare display of “shooting stars” ...

The Orionid meteor shower peaked on Tuesday night, between midnight and dawn. Named after the constellation of Orion, where the meteors appear to originate from, they are actually debris left behind ...

Although it's not as famous as August's Perseids or December's Geminids, January's Quadrantids can be just as prolific. This ...

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 ...

Meteor showers, eclipses, a planetary parade and 13 full moons will be visible in the night sky in 2026. Here’s when to see them.