Tag Archives: American Meteor Society

Two meteor showers are set to peak this week. Here’s how to see them

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. Look up at the night sky this week and you might get a chance to see high-speed meteors and bright fireballs from two meteor showers expected to peak at the same time. According to the… Read More »

Look to the skies for the Lyrid meteor shower and full pink moon

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Total solar eclipses have come and gone, but skygazers have reason to continue looking up; The meteor shower will peak this week just before the full moon rises. The bright orb may steal some of… Read More »

Look to the skies for the Lyrid meteor shower and full pink moon

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. Total solar eclipses have come and gone, but skygazers have reason to continue looking up; The meteor shower will peak this week just before the full moon rises. The bright orb may steal some of… Read More »

How to watch the Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of the year?

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. January begins with the Quadrantids, one of the fastest yet most powerful meteor showers of the year. The showers are expected to peak between January 3 and 4, according to the American Meteor Society. Skywatchers… Read More »

How to watch the Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of the year?

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. January begins with the Quadrantids, one of the fastest yet most powerful meteor showers of the year. The showers are expected to peak between January 3 and 4, according to the American Meteor Society. Skywatchers… Read More »

All About the Quarter Meteor Shower, Including When It Peaks and How to Watch

The Quadrantids have the potential to be the ‘most powerful meteor shower of the year’, according to the American Meteor Society Jeffrey T. Kreulen/Shutterstock Traces of the Quadrantid meteor shower above Mount Hamilton in San Jose, California, in this undated photo. Fireworks won’t be the only thing lighting up the night sky in the new… Read More »