Meteor shower

Meteor shower.

Rare ‘smiley face’ planetary alignment could be visible overnight

Meteor showers set to be visible - how to see them

The Quadrantid meteor shower, one of the most dazzling celestial events of the year, is set to grace the skies this week.

First meteor shower of 2025 to light up the night sky

The Geminid meteor shower is set to be visible over UK skies on Saturday evening (December 14).

One of last major meteor showers of 2024 to be visible over UK tonight

The Northern Taurid meteor shower peaks tonight in the UK Pictured is a Perseid Meteor that flashed across the night sky above Corfe Castle on August 12, 2016 in Corfe Castle, United Kingdom

How to spot the Taurid meteor reaching its peak in UK skies tonight

Comet C2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas seen over the hills near the village of Aguas Blancas, Lavalleja Department, Uruguay, at dawn on September 28

Comet last seen by Neanderthals could be visible this weekend

Two meteors will be visible form UK skies later this month.

Two meteor showers set to be visible from UK skies this month

Aurora Borealis seen from the International Space Station

Aurora Borealis: Stunning timelapse shows northern lights in space

Members of the York Astronomical Society prepare to view the annual Perseids meteor shower in August 2015 (Photo: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Perseid meteor shower 2024: where and how to watch in the UK

Skygazers can catch a glimpse of a meteor shower on Tuesday as the Delta Aquariids light up the night sky in the UK.

Delta Aquariids meteor showers to light up night sky

(Photo: Simon Robling/Getty Images)

The Lyrid meteor shower 2024: your guide to spectacular views

Members of the York Astronomical Society prepare to view the annual Perseids meteor shower in August 2015 (Photo: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Quadrantid meteor shower - UK skywatchers await brief but intense peak

The Quadrantids meteor shower will light up skies this month (Image: Getty)

Astronomical events in January 2024 to look out for

The Gemenid meteor shower is one of the most active. Image: Getty

Where to see the Geminid Meteor Shower 2023

The night sky always offers something stunning (Image: YE AUNG THU/AFP via Getty Images)

Astronomical events to watch out for in December 2023

A meteor streaking through the night sky over Myanmar during the Geminid meteor shower (Photo: YE AUNG THU/AFP via Getty Images)

Geminids meteor shower 2023: When does it peak - and viewing tips

This photo from 1999 shows a Leonid meteor storm (Photo: JAMAL NASRALLAH/AFP via Getty Images)

Leonids meteor shower 2023: spectacular night sky show this November
The annual meteor shower occurs when Earth passes through the debris of the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle
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A Taurid meteor over lake Simcoe, Canada, with the aurora borealis shimmering below, on Nov. 9, 2015. (Image credit: Orchidpoet via Getty Images)

Taurid meteor shower expected this weekend

The night sky. Picture: Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images

Must see astronomical events in November 2023

Meteors of the Orionid meteor shower streak as they cross through the milkyway (Photo: IBRAHIM CHALHOUB/AFP via Getty Images)

Spectacular Orionid meteor shower expected later this month

How to watch Draconid Meteor Showers 2023 in UK

A Draconid meteor near Skekarsbo at the Farnebofjardens national park 150 kilometers north of Stockholm in 2011 (Photo: P-M HEDEN/AFP via Getty Images)

The Draconid meteor shower 2023 peaks on 8 October - what to expect

October is also known as meteor season Picture: Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images

What to see in the night sky in October 2023

Startrails seen during the Lyrids meteor shower over Austria in 2020 - multiple exposures were combined to produce this image (Photo: Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images)

Shooting stars: everything you could ever want to know about meteors

Satellites, planes and comets transit across the night sky under stars that appear to rotate above Corfe Castle (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Perseid meteor shower peak could see 100s of shooting stars this week

The planets to look out for in the August night sky

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower takes place annually between 19 April and 28 May, but is set to peak on 6 May in 2023.

Eta Aquarid meteor shower to be visible in the night sky this month

Startrails seen during the Lyrids meteor shower over Austria in 2020 - multiple exposures were combined to produce this image (Photo: Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images)

Lyrid meteor shower to be at its peak this weekend - how to see it
Over thousands of years, the shower has become known for producing bright and fast meteors
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A meteorite trail is seen above a residential apartment block in the city of Chelyabinsk (Photo: -/74.RU/AFP via Getty Images)

Remembering the 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor and its impact 10 years on

‘Astonishing’ meteor spotted over UK skies ‘unlike anything’ ever seen

A meteor streaking through the night sky over Myanmar during the Geminid meteor shower in 2018 (Photo: YE AUNG THU/AFP via Getty Images)

Explainer Geminids meteor shower set to peak - when and how to see it

Members of the York Astronomical Society prepare to view the annual Perseids meteor shower in the village of Rufforth, near York, in August 2015 (Photo: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Leonids meteor shower 2022: how to see shooting stars in the UK

(Photo: IBRAHIM CHALHOUB/AFP via Getty Images)

Orionid meteor shower 2022: how to see shooting stars in the UK

View of a Draonid meteor shooting star and the Northern Lights 150 kilometers north of Stockholm (Photo: SCANPIX SWEDEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Draconid meteor shower 2022: how to see Draconids in the UK

Meteors can be seen as they fall through the Earth’s surface (Pic:Getty)

Fireball meteor shower: where in the UK saw one last night?

Lyrid Meteor Shower over Austrai in April 2021

Lyrid meteor shower 2022 UK: peak time to see shooting stars spectacle