The peak of the Lyrid meteor shower is set to light up UK skies ... every year when the Earth passes through debris left by a comet on its journey around the Sun. Whenever the Earth moves through ...

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However, the meteor shower, while slowing down, will still be active April 23-26 when Bucks skies are expected to be clearer. Formed from leftover particles from comet Thatcher, the Lyrids are the ...

Paul Temple is an active astronomer and professor at Central Methodist University, and Ashley Byrd looks forward to regular visits with him to learn what’s happening in the heavens, and speaking ...

Lyrid meteors are named for the constellation Lyra. They stream from near the bright star Vega. We'll see the shower best early Tuesday morning, April 22. Lyrid meteors can appear anywhere in the ...

"A meteor shower is the result of the Earth passing through a debris cloud left by a comet or asteroid as it travels through the Solar System," he said. “Meteor showers are named for the ...

As Earth crosses the comet’s ancient debris trail each spring, the annual meteor shower returns with a light show that’s been observed for over 2,600 years.

Here’s what to know about the Lyrids and other meteor showers. As the Earth orbits the sun, several times a year it passes through debris left by passing comets and sometimes asteroids.