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Quadrantid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend as Supermoon Cuts Visible Rates

The brief, hours-long maximum favors Northern Hemisphere observers in the early hours of January 4.

Geminids Poised to Deliver Year’s Top Meteor Show on Dec. 13–14

Orionids Peak Tonight Under Dark Skies

Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Oct. 21–23 Under New-Moon Skies

Blue-Green Fireball Streaks Across UK Skies on Tuesday Night

Spanish Observatories Extend Perseids Sessions as Demand Grows

Perseid Meteor Shower Offers Best Viewing Now in New Moon Darkness Before Dual July Showers

Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend Despite Bright Moonlight

August Skywatching: Perseid Meteor Shower and Planetary Conjunctions