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The Quadrantid meteor shower - which peaked on the night of January 3-4, 2019 - has a very narrow peak. Still, the EarthSky community caught some photos.
We're in a meteor shower drought until the April Lyrids. They'll be best overnight on April 21-22. Your 2024 meteor shower guide here.
Comet Machholz made its closest approach to the sun on January 31, 2023. It left behind tiny fragments. Read more about this unusual comet.
The famous comet Halley spawns both the May Eta Aquariid meteor shower and the October Orionid meteor shower.
The expected peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower in 2020 comes late evening January 3 until dawn January 4, with the predawn hours on January 4 being your best bet.
The rate of fireballs - or bright meteors - often goes up in the Northern Hemisphere by as much as 30% from February through April.
Mount Rainier, the Milky Way and a Perseid meteor! Plus a look forward to April's Lyrid meteor shower.
This year has been great for auroras so far! Some of the best photos here.
In 2014, as the Quadrantid meteors were flying, those at far northern latitudes were seeing auroras.