A 14%-illuminated waxing crescent moon will hang low in the southwest tonight, soon after sunset, still in Capricorn, with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. When is the Geminid meteor shower? The most prolific and ...

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

Although the Ursids are active from Dec. 13 through Dec. 26, the peak night coincides with the winter solstice, which occurs at 10:03 a.m. EST on Dec. 21. Though the two events are totally unrelated, ...

Ursids can be seen only in the Northern Hemisphere. Europeans, North Americans, and some parts of Asia will have the best ...

Discover the peak time and date for the 2025 Ursid meteor shower. Tips on how to watch the year’s final celestial show.

If you've been outside the last night or two and noticed a star moving suspiciously fast, congratulations, you just saw the International Space Station (ISS) cruising above Miami. If you missed it, ...

The final meteor shower of 2025 peaks overnight from Sunday, Dec. 21, into Monday, Dec. 22, according to National Geographic.

January nights are full of starry delights, and we have so many hours to enjoy them, provided the weather cooperates. As 2026 ...

The Ursids meteor shower will reach its peak on the night of December 21 through the early hours of December 22.

The Geminid meteor shower peaks this weekend! The Geminids peak overnight on Dec. 13 and 14, when up to 150 "shooting stars" per hour will rain down on Earth in a near-moonless night sky.

The final meteor shower of the year is set to peak on Monday night, bringing shooting stars to skies across the northern hemisphere. The Ursid meteor shower, which occurs when the Earth passes through ...