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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. One of the oldest known meteor showers is about to peak ...

The Lyrid meteor shower has begun! Here's what to expect as the shooting star display brightens the spring night sky, when it peaks and how to know if you've spotted a Lyrid, or a sporadic meteor!

Lyrids meteor shower is observed in Karagol Geosite in Kizilcahamam district of Ankara, Turkiye, on April 22, 2025. Reporter One of the oldest meteor showers recorded by humans began this week—but don ...

Get ready stargazers, we're just one week away from the start of the Lyrid meteor shower! Here's what you need to know before Earth passes into the trail of debris shed by Comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher, ...

A bright meteor was spotted in the sky Tuesday afternoon over many areas of New Jersey and several other eastern states, including New York and Pennsylvania, according to social media posts and ...

Stargazers are in for a treat next week as the 2026 Lyrid meteor shower kicks off, known for its fast and bright meteors with occasional fireballs. Here's when and what to know about April's two ...

The Lyrids are back, arriving just in time to kick off meteor season with a little bit of sparkle Getty The Lyrids meteor shower peaks on April 21 and 22 with 15 to 20 meteors visible per hour A new ...

Another meteor was spotted streaking across the sky above parts of the eastern United States for over 100 miles, leading multiple cities and states to see the fireball on April 7. The meteor passed ...

One of the oldest known meteor showers will light up the sky for the next couple of days. The Lyrids, which are known for their fast, bright meteors, are expected to begin on Tuesday, April 14, before ...

Spring has a gift for stargazers, and it arrives in late April with the return of the Lyrid meteor shower. One of the oldest known meteor showers still observed today, the Lyrids will light up the ...

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