Meteor shower Coverage

The Lyrid meteors shower peaks early Monday morning

This weak meteor shower is further hidden by a nearly full moon.

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador

Lyrids meteor shower begins this week💫

The Lyrids meteor shower begins this week!

Look up for the Quadrantids meteor shower

The first major meteor shower of 2024 peaks overnight Wednesday Jan 3 into the following morning

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador

The night sky will have a multitude of delights in store for stargazers in 2024. What to look for

A total solar eclipse will travel across the United States in April.

By Ashley Strickland, CNN

The Geminid meteor shower peaks Wednesday evening

One of the best meteor showers of the year peaks Wednesday night under nearly ideal conditions.

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador

Wednesday night is prime time to see Geminid meteor shower

Bundle up and look up at the sky Wednesday night to see shooting stars from the Geminid meteor shower.

Did you see it? Best meteor shower of the year visible in NC Wednesday night

Find out how to watch the Geminid meteor shower

Elizabeth Gardner, WRAL meteorologist

You can watch the Perseid meteor shower at its peak Saturday night at Dix Park

2023 looks to be one of the best years for one of the best meteor showers with mostly clear skies and little to no moonlight to spoil the show

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador

The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend and it's even better this year

NEW YORK (AP) -- The annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak this weekend, sending bright trails of light streaking across the night sky.

By MADDIE BURAKOFF, AP Science Writer

How to see the 2023 Lyrid meteor shower

A three-day-old moon combined with a peak about an hour after sunset makes 2023 a better-than-usual year for the Lyrid meteor shower.

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador

Perseids vs. the supermoon

Usually among the best meteor showers of the year, the Perseids will be competing with the rising full (super) moon. But its still worth taking a look, here are some tips to help see the most meteors.

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador

Watch meteor shower Friday night at Dix Park

Staff and volunteers from Morehead Planetarium & Science Center and Raleigh Astronomy Club will be on-site from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. to help guests view the meteor shower, sometimes mistakenly referred to as shooting stars, through telescopes.

Skygazers unite to view Perseid meteor shower at Dix Park

Skygazers will gather Friday at Dix Park to watch the Perseid meteor shower.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

Monday night could bring a surprise meteor shower

Research think debris from the 1995 breakup of a comet may have moved into position to create an outburst of activity during the normally quiet tau Herculid meteor shower.

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador

Super moons, meteor showers expected in 2022

Did you miss all of the super moons and meteor showers this year? Well don't worry, 2022 has you covered.

Did you see the Geminid meteor shower?

WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said early Tuesday morning is actually the best time to watch the Geminid meteor shower.

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador

Aimee Wilmoth: Best time to see the Geminid meteor shower

The Geminids will light up the night sky Monday night into Tuesday morning, and NASA calls this shower "one of the best and most reliable" for its bright, fast and abundant meteors.

Fireball from space likely part of annual meteor shower

As many stepped outside Wednesday night to catch a glimpse of four astronauts heading to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket, they got another surprise: a football-sized space rock disintegrating into a fireball over Edgecombe County, visible along the East Coast.

Orionid Meteor Shower peaks Wednesday night

Clear skies are expected overnight but the full Moon will make seeing meteors in this moderate shower more difficult.

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador

Orionids Meteor Shower 2021: Here's how to watch it peak this week

This latest episode of cosmic action in the night sky is the Orionids meteor shower. The monthlong event will peak overnight, on Thursday.

Joey Roulette, New York Times

When and where to best see this week's meteor shower

The meteor shower will peak from midnight on August 11 to dawn on August 13 but actually runs from July 23 to August 22, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac.

Perseid meteor showers are set to be a showstopper celestial event

The Perseid meteor shower will grace the summer skies in mid-August as one of the biggest showers of the year.

By Megan Marples and Ashley Strickland, CNN

Perseid meteor shower peaks beginning Wednesday night.

The year's most popular meteor shower peaks Wednesday evening until just before dawn.

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador

Geminids Meteor Shower 2020: Watch It Peak in Night Skies

All year long as Earth revolves around the sun, it passes through streams of cosmic debris. The resulting meteor showers can light up night skies from dusk to dawn, and if you're lucky you might be able to catch a glimpse.

Nicholas St. Fleur, New York Times

Geminid meteor shower peaks this weekend

Known as one of the most dependable meteor showers, the Geminids also are best viewed before midnight.

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador