Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. One of the oldest known meteor showers is about to peak ...

Lyrids meteor shower is observed in Karagol Geosite in Kizilcahamam district of Ankara, Turkiye, on April 22, 2025. Reporter One of the oldest meteor showers recorded by humans began this week—but don ...

The Lyrids meteor shower is underway and will soon peak. The meteor shower is known to produce around 10 to 20 meteors, or shooting stars, for the three nights around its peak, when stargazers will be ...

Many New Yorkers likely looked up to the sky this week in hopes of seeing the flashing lights of meteors as the Lyrids shower reached its most active state of 2026. The Lyrids meteor shower, which ...

Heads up, skywatchers! Don't miss the Lyrid meteor shower tonight, as activity peaks in the predawn hours of April 22. Under ideal conditions, it's possible to see up to 20 meteors per hour during the ...

The Lyrids are back! Here's where to look and how to spot these shooting stars. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Lyrid meteor ...

The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks on Wednesday, offering stargazers the chance to see as many as 10-20 shooting stars streak across the sky. NASA/JSC/D. Pettit It’ll be a rock show in the sky. The ...

The Lyrid meteor shower of 2026 will peak tonight with shooting stars and zooming fireballs lighting up the April sky. Here's when, where and what time to watch the Lyrids and the upcoming Eta ...

The Lyrids meteor shower will be active from April 14 to April 30, 2026. Peak activity for the Lyrids is expected between April 21 and April 22. Stargazers can expect to see 10-20 meteors per hour ...

The first meteor shower of the spring will soon light up the New York skies. The Lyrids meteor shower, which became active on Tuesday, April 14, is expected to hit its peak activity this week before ...

The Lyrid meteor shower, which began last week, is expected to peak tonight, April 21 to April 22. These meteors are best seen from the Northern Hemisphere after the moon sets and before dawn.

After a more than three-month meteor shower drought, you can finally look to the skies again for a cosmic display. The Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak, or reach its maximum activity, on ...