The team studied 47 young meteor showers. Most are the crumbs of two types of comets: Jupiter-family comets from the ...

Although comets and meteor showers can be mistaken for one another ... known for its relatively short orbital period. C/2024 G3 (ATLAS): Is expected to reach peak visibility on Jan. 13 and ...

While it is already dimming after a close encounter with the sun, Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) – also called the Great Comet of ...

Unlike a majority of the meteor showers we see on Earth, the Geminids are the product of an asteroid, not a comet. The reliable shower produces bright meteors associated with the asteroid Phaethon ...

Key highlights include the Venus and Moon conjunction, Quadrantid meteor shower peak, a Saturn-Moon occultation, Earth at perihelion, Venus elongation, the full Wolf Moon, Mars at opposition ...

February's full moon is next in line, and it comes with a meteor shower, too. Here's what to know about both sky events and how you can see them.

Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2024 Peak ... to 3 January 2025, for a period of no more than six hours, due to the fact that the Earth quickly crosses the remains of the comet and that is why the ...

Like the Geminid meteor shower, the Quadrantids come from a mysterious asteroid or “rock comet,” rather than an icy comet, which is unusual. This particular asteroid is 2003 EH1, which takes 5 ...

The Alpha Centaurids meteor shower will happen this month, but it won’t be visible for those of us living in the northern hemisphere. We’ll also get a chance to see a handful of comets ...

The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower is due to peak this weekend, caused by the Earth passing through the debris trail of the famous Halley's Comet.

During the broadcast, professional astronomers will discuss the meteor shower and take questions from the public. The orbits of comets are often a little lopsided. When a comet swings too close to ...

Like the Geminid meteor shower, the Quadrantids come from a mysterious asteroid or “rock comet,” rather than an icy comet, which is unusual. This particular asteroid is 2003 EH1, which takes 5 ...