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Meteor shower guide 2026: Up next … the Arietids

Up next is the daytime Arietid meteor shower, you might catch some before dawn on the mornings around June 10. Try to block out the waxing crescent moon.

View from plane of towering, billowing white cloud with gray clouds at its base.

Pyrocumulonimbus clouds are thunderheads spawned by fires

Pyrocumulonimbus clouds are fire-driven thunderstorms. The storms can produce lightning and strong winds that make the fire situation worse.

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Meteor showers are here! 10 easy tips for watching

Meteor showers are unpredictable but nothing beats them for a fun and relaxing time under the stars. Here are our 10 tips to optimize your meteor viewing time.

Timelapse of Geminid meteor shower with dozens of meteors streaking across the sky.

New meteor shower from an asteroid being eroded by the sun

A new meteor shower has been linked to an asteroid that was broken up when it passed too close to the sun. Find out more here.

Cars driving down a highway with a flash of a meteor heading downward.

A flurry of fireballs! Is there a reason for the uptick?

What's with the flurry of fireballs recently? Europe to Canada and the U.S. all have been reporting them. Is there a reason for the uptick? Results of an investigation here.

Will the Ohio meteor fall yield a bonanza of space rocks?

The meteor that shook parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania on St. Patrick's day dropped meteorites on the landscape. See a strewn field map and some meteorites.

Extremely bright ball in the sky with explosion behind it over city street.

Chelyabinsk meteor: February 15, 2013

On February 15, 2013, the Chelyabinsk meteor streaked across the sky over Russia - brighter than the sun - and then exploded.

Bright bluish line streaking through clouds near the stars of Cassiopeia. It is reflected in a body of water.

Spring fireball season is underway! Watch for them

Spring fireball season is now! The rate of fireballs (bright meteors) often goes up in the Northern Hemisphere by as much as 30% from February through April.

Very irregular, shiny silver rock-like object on a clear plastic stand.

Meteorite hunting? Here’s tips on how to find one

Meteorite hunters look for rocks different from their surroundings. Later, they analyze the properties of unusual rocks to confirm it's a meteorite.

Bright meteor streak under a bright gibbous moon and a few stars showing as well.

Meteors in moonlight: 6 tips for watching

Meteors in moonlight: it's not optimal, but it's happening for the Eta Aquariids in 2026! Here are 6 tips for watching this year's shower.

Diagram: inner solar system, with orbits of the inner planets, and the stream of Taurid debris.

Could Taurid fireballs – aka Halloween fireballs – bring a risk to Earth?

Researchers from the University of New Mexico said that the Taurid meteor shower - aka Halloween fireballs - could bring a risk of an airburst in 2032 and 2036.

Annotated star chart of constellation Taurus as white dots with blue connecting lines, with 2 sets of radial arrows nearby.

Around now, watch for Taurid fireballs

Maybe you've been watching for them already. A nominal peak of the shower is November 4 and 5, and the North and South Taurids are overlapping now.

Bright fireball streaking across a blue sky.

Blazing daylight fireball reported over U.S. Southeast!

Several reports were posted on social media of a rare daylight fireball that was seen over several southern states in the U.S. on June 26, 2025.

Bare tree beside a bright light shooting downward in the background during night.

Most meteorites that hit Earth aren’t typical. Why?

Observations and sample-return missions show us that space rocks tend to be rich in water, carbon and organic compounds. Yet meteorites on Earth are not. Why?

Mudball meteorites: Irregularly-shaped dark stone with pointed top half, sitting on black cloth with small wooden cube next to it. The cube says

Not all mudball meteorites are weak, new study shows

The Aguas Zarcas mudball meteorites, which landed in Costa Rica in 2019, were stronger than expected. A new study shows that not all mudballs are weak.

The Great Meteor Procession 112 years ago

On February 9, 1913, lucky observers witnessed the Great Meteor Procession. Bright meteors soared horizontally across the sky for minutes at a time.

A dark cliffside and ocean scene with the Milky Way and comet overhead.

See the top 10 stories of 2024 from EarthSky

Here are the top 10 stories of 2024. We had a busy year with asteroids hitting Earth's atmosphere, dinosaur tracks, cicadas and more!

Darkened upper half of moon with a pinpoint flash.

Are Geminid meteors striking the moon? See videos

Last week, Japanese astronomer Daichi Fujii captured videos of bright flashes on the moon. Could they be Geminid meteors striking the moon? See the videos here.

Are large asteroids hidden in this annual meteor shower?

Large asteroids hidden in the Taurid meteors could be a threat to Earth. One of them might be responsible for the 1908 Tunguska event.

Bright green glowing ball with a streaky tail in a gray sky.

A large fireball blazed over Lake Erie on October 21

Witnesses described a large fireball over Lake Erie last night. The American Meteor Society had some 350 reports as of this writing. Thousands must have seen it!

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Meteor shower guide 2026: Up next … the Arietids

Pyrocumulonimbus clouds are thunderheads spawned by fires

Meteor showers are here! 10 easy tips for watching

New meteor shower from an asteroid being eroded by the sun

A flurry of fireballs! Is there a reason for the uptick?

Will the Ohio meteor fall yield a bonanza of space rocks?

Chelyabinsk meteor: February 15, 2013

Spring fireball season is underway! Watch for them

Meteorite hunting? Here’s tips on how to find one

Meteors in moonlight: 6 tips for watching

Could Taurid fireballs – aka Halloween fireballs – bring a risk to Earth?

Around now, watch for Taurid fireballs

Blazing daylight fireball reported over U.S. Southeast!

Most meteorites that hit Earth aren’t typical. Why?

Not all mudball meteorites are weak, new study shows

The Great Meteor Procession 112 years ago

See the top 10 stories of 2024 from EarthSky

Are Geminid meteors striking the moon? See videos

Are large asteroids hidden in this annual meteor shower?

A large fireball blazed over Lake Erie on October 21