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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. As many as 120 “shooting stars” per hour may be visible ...

The first meteor shower of 2026 is nearly here. The Quadrantids are expected to peak overnight Jan. 3-4, 2026, with about 10 meteors per hour, traveling at 25 miles per second, according to NASA. The ...

Bright full moons, dazzling meteor shower displays and remarkable total eclipses will give stargazers plenty of reasons to look to the sky in 2026. The new year kicks off with the full wolf moon on ...

Your first major opportunity to spot shooting stars and bright fireballs in 2026 arrives overnight tonight with the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower, though only the brightest members may be ...

The year’s first supermoon and meteor shower will sync up in January skies, but the light from one may dim the other. The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks Friday night into Saturday morning, according ...

2026 will feature major meteor showers like Perseids, Geminids and Quadrantids. Best viewing times: after 11 p.m. EST, peak dates: January to December. Northern Hemisphere offers prime views, ...

This 1825 etching provided by the Library of Congress shows an astronomical chart depicting Bootes the Ploughman holding a spear, a sickle, and two dogs, Asterion and Chara, on leashes, a quadrant, ...

The Quadrantids are the first meteor shower of 2026. They are one of the most intense, but shortest, meteor showers. After that, shooting stars won't return until the peak of the Lyrids in late April.

An eagle-eyed photographer captured the moment a shining fireball cut across the sky in southeast New Hampshire early Saturday evening. Rob Wright, a professional photographer based in New Hampshire, ...

It's only the start of 2026, but you already have the chance to see what could be one of the most active meteor showers of the year. The annual Quadrantids meteor shower is predicted to reach maximum ...

The first weekend of 2026 has a double whammy of celestial events in store that will dazzle skywatchers. We’ll be graced with the “wolf” supermoon—the last supermoon until the end of the year—which ...