Spring brings some stunning sights for stargazers, and we can now add the Lyrid meteor shower to that list. Once a year, the Earth passes through the trail left by the comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher ...

Things pick up again in April with the Lyrids meteor shower. Its radiant is Lyra, which will rise out of the eastern sky every night during its run. This one is a little bigger than most ...

The best time to watch is pre-dawn when the radiant is high in the constellation Lyra, near the bright star Vega ...

Spring is shaping up to be a great time for skygazers with the opportunity to see aurora, meteor showers and both a lunar and ...

Warmer weather means more time to get outdoors and see what's above. A meteor shower that has been observed for 2,700 years ...

Spring 2025 will feature a "blood moon" lunar eclipse, a partial solar eclipse at sunrise, two meteor showers and some ...

The next one to peak is the Lyrid meteor shower, which is active from 16 to 25 April each year and will reach its peak overnight on 22 April 2025, displaying a maximum of about 18 meteors per hour ...

the Lyrids. The oldest recorded sighting occurred in 687 B.C. by the Chinese, according to NASA. The meteor shower, which occurs every year from April 16-25, will peak on the night of April 21 ...

However, Lyrid meteors can streak across the entire ... of binoculars and you’re out in the country, said Goss. This meteor shower is one of “the better ones” this year, said Beatty.

Startrails are seen in this multi-exposure image created during the 2020 Lyrids meteor shower in Niederhollabrunn, Austria.