The Eta Aquariid meteor shower is about to peak. Here’s how to catch it from Australia
Early risers are in for a treat, with one of the best meteor showers of the Southern Hemisphere about to peak later in the week. The shower is visible from anywhere in Australia and, if you know where to look, you might catch up to 22 meteors an hour. This year will be particularly good […]
How to spot the 2025 Lyrids and Eta Aquarids meteor showers
The Eta Aquarids meteor shower as visible in Sri Lanka in 2024 Thilina Kaluthotage/NurPhoto/ Getty Images The Lyrids and Eta Aquarids meteor showers will soon be appearing in the night skies. This year, they will start becoming visible within days of each other in April, with the bright Lyrids peaking on the night between 21 […]
Perseids: How to watch 2024’s spectacular mid-year meteor shower
The 2023 Perseid meteor shower seen over grasslands in China Cynthia Lee/Alamy The Perseid meteor shower is one of the best opportunities to see hundreds of shooting stars, and this year it peaks around 12 and 13 August. The shower is expected to last from mid-July until the end of August, but the most meteors […]
Quadrantids meteor shower 2024: How to spot it on 3 and 4 January
Quadrantid “fireball” in Tres Piedras, New Mexico, in January 2020 Mike Lewinski CC BY 2.0 DEED The first major meteor shower of the year kicks off tonight and tomorrow, peaking in the early hours of 4 January, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Called the Quadrantids, it is one of the most active meteor showers of the […]
How to watch the Leonid meteor shower peaking this weekend
The Leonid meteor shower, seen in Joshua Tree National Park, California, in 2001 RGB Ventures/SuperStock/Alamy This year, the Leonid meteor shower will reach its peak on the evenings of 17 and 18 November. The Leonids are a particularly exciting shower, known for their bright, fast-moving meteors. With the moon partially lit, at 19 per cent […]