Look up and be dumbstruck with wonder: the Lyrid meteor shower will grace the skies this month. Records of this celestial shower date back 2,700 years. Citizens of ancient China may have been ...

The Lyrid meteor shower is composed of pieces of debris from the Comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher on its orbit around the sun, which is thought to take nearly 416 years. The comet is named for A. E ...

The Lyrid meteor shower is composed of pieces of debris from the Comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher on its orbit around the sun, which is thought to take nearly 416 years.

The Lyrids have been described as being rich in faint meteors, but with some occasional bright ones. British meteor expert Alastair McBeath notes that the Lyrids are capable of producing meteors ...

This is a good year for observing the annual Lyrid meteor shower. Its peak should come on Tuesday morning, April 22, when moonlight will pose little interference. This year, ...

The Lyrid meteor shower will peak this weekend . Viewers could see 10-20 shooting stars an hour — if they know where to look. Here's how to watch.

The Lyrids meteor shower will peak this year on the night of April 21-22, after a drought of meteor showers since January's Quadrantids. This year, they'll be a bit hard to see with the moon ...

NIEDERHOLLABRUNN, AUSTRIA - APRIL 21: (EDITORS NOTE: Multiple exposures were combined to produce ...More this image.) Startrails are seen during the Lyrids meteor shower over Michaelskapelle on ...

The Lyrid meteor shower is underway. But with a nearly full moon in the sky during the peak, it might be tough to see clearly. The Lyrids occur every year in mid-to-late April.

I wish I may, I wish I might see this meteor shower that comes out tonight. The Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest-known meteor showers on record, is expected to return this weekend.. This ...

A Lyrid meteor crosses the Milky Way galaxy in this photo taken by Tina Pappas Lee on Fripp Island, South Carolina. The photo was taken at approximately 4:45 a.m. local time on April 22, 2020.

The Lyrid meteor shower is composed of pieces of debris from the Comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher on its orbit around the sun, which is thought to take nearly 416 years.