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![December is usually marked by a series of meteor showers. Geminid meteors, like the one seen here, light up the skies at the beginning of the month, while the Ursids put on a show just before Christmas.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jbMDNKgcT55osBzpkW5ZjT-320-80.jpg)
The Ursid meteor shower peaks tonight. Don't expect to see many 'shooting stars.'
By Joe Rao last updated
The Ursid meteor shower of 2021 will peak overnight on Dec. 21 but don't expect a great meteor display.
![December is usually marked by a series of meteor showers. Geminid meteors (like the one seen in this picture of Florida) light up the skies at the beginning of the month, while the Ursids — which peak tonight (Dec. 21-22) — put on a show just before Christmas.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jbMDNKgcT55osBzpkW5ZjT-320-80.jpg)
The Ursid meteor shower of 2020 is peaking now! Here's what to expect.
By Joe Rao last updated
There is one more meteor shower to consider before we close the book on 2020: the December Ursid meteor shower, which usually occurs during the overnight hours of Dec. 21-22.
![A long-exposure photograph shows Perseid meteors in August 2009.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oSGbALRRqPkhMBCXjUPMsK-320-80.jpg)
The Geminid meteor shower, the best of 2020, peaks this weekend. Here's what to expect.
By Joe Rao last updated
The Geminid meteor shower, which will likely be the very best meteor display of the year, is just around the corner, predicted to peak late on Sunday night (Dec. 13).
![The Geminid meteor shower is named after the constellation Gemini, the twins, from which the meteors appear to originate.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WfYi6Pfu4bhydMJW8NEVc9-320-80.jpg)
The Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight! Here's how to watch online.
By Samantha Mathewson last updated
The Geminid meteor shower will reach its peak tonight (Dec. 13), and you can watch the annual starry night display live online via NASA's Meteor Watch Facebook page.
![A view of the sky over Cape Vyatlina on Russky Island, Russia, during the peak of the 2021 Geminid meteor shower.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GXh4jrncnBZrthj2KB7caH-320-80.jpg)
See stunning pictures of the Geminid meteor shower of 2021
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
The meteor shower was at its peak Monday (Dec. 13), but you can still catch a good sky show for a few days.
![Geminid Shower](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jbMDNKgcT55osBzpkW5ZjT-320-80.jpg)
December Lights: 6 Super Facts for the Geminid Meteor Shower
By Sarah Lewin last updated
Get your winter coats ready for the Geminid meteor shower, the bright mid-December light show that's one of the best of the year.
![A Geminid seen above a lighthouse in Vladivostok, Russia, in December 2018.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yAPLWS65MKgBhJSTuVnnH-320-80.jpg)
The Geminids peak next week! Here's how to spot them despite the bright moon.
By Joe Rao last updated
The December Geminid meteor shower is usually considered the most satisfying of the annual meteor displays, but this year, the moon will put a damper on the spectacle.
![2012 Geminid Meteors Over Norway](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DgqqNjjU6DMBwK5TE99iZM-320-80.jpg)
Brilliant Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight
By Mike Wall last updated
Viewers with dark skies may see 100 or more meteors per hour.
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