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Meteor showers 2025: When, where and how to see the best 'shooting stars' of the year
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Reference Our meteor showers 2025 calendar tells you everything you need to know about upcoming meteor showers, including where and when to see them.

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks May 6. Here's what to expect from the 'crumbs' of Halley's Comet
By Joe Rao published
The annual Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower is due to peak on the morning of May 6. thanks to debris left by the famous Halley's Comet.

Why are meteor showers so unpredictable? The sun may be to blame
By Keith Cooper published
Our sun is wobbling, and this has a huge impact upon the regularity of many of Earth's meteor showers, according to a new study.

Lyrid meteor shower 2025 delights stargazers with the help of a dramatic fireball display (photos)
By Anthony Wood published
The Lyrids 2025 did not disappoint, and we've got the photos to prove it!

Don't miss the Lyrid meteor shower peak tonight: Here's what to expect
By Samantha Mathewson published
Skywatchers, get ready! The Lyrid meteor shower is set to peak, offering a spectacular sight for anyone willing to stay up late or rise early.

Lyrid meteor shower 2025: When, where & how to see it
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Reference The best time to view the Lyrids this year will be early morning on April 22.

Lyrid meteor shower 2025 peaks this month: Could we be in for a surprise outburst this year?
By Joe Rao published
The Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest known of the annual showers, peaks this year with only some small interference from a waning crescent moon.

How a 'mudball' meteorite survived space to land in the jungles of Central America
By Keith Cooper published
A fall of rare meteorites in Costa Rica has revealed new details about a similar space rock that fell in Australia 50 years earlier.

Watch (and hear!) a meteorite impact on doorbell camera video in a world 1st
By Julian Dossett published
A doorbell camera caught the moment when a meteorite impacted on the walkway of a home in Prince Edward Island, Canada, recording what is likely the world's first audio of a space rock impact.
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