While most meteor showers originate from comets, the Quadrantids come from asteroid 2003 EH1 — a small asteroid that was ...

Stargazers could be treated to a host of bright fireballs and the sight of multiple meteors per hour whizzing across the night sky at more than 25 miles per second when the Quadrantids reach their ...

The Quadrantids are considered by NASA as one of the best annual meteor showers, though activity is often unseen because of ...

The Quadrantids are one of the strongest showers of the year, astronomers say. Stargazers can ring in the beginning of 2025 by witnessing the first meteor shower of the year. The Quadrantids ...

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Quadrantids meteor shower is hitting peak visibility for Southern California on Friday night heading into Saturday morning, from roughly midnight to 5:30 a.m., possibly 6 a.m.

The Quadrantids meteor shower will have its most vibrant display tonight into early Friday morning, with meteors emanating from the northeast in the direction of the Big Dipper. Partly to mostly ...

The best time to watch a meteor shower is in the early predawn hours, when the moon is low in the sky. Competing sources of ...

But the Quadrantids “take their name from a constellation that doesn’t exist anymore,” said NASA's William Cooke. These meteors usually don't have long trains, but the heads may appear as ...

But the Quadrantids "take their name from a constellation that doesn't exist anymore," said NASA's William Cooke. These meteors usually don't have long trains, but the heads may appear as bright ...