(WJET/WFXP)– One of the best meteor showers visible to the naked eye has begun in the northern hemisphere, with large fireballs and long wakes of light across the sky able to be seen. The Perseid ...

Close-up image of a Perseid "fireball" meteor. On the night of August 12, 2010, astronomer Marco Verstraaten recorded a series of exposures capturing meteors in the Perseid Meteor Shower over a period ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There will be plenty of chances to spot shooting stars throughout 2026, with meteor showers putting on a show nearly every month.

WASHINGTON — The cosmic calendar for 2026 is stacked with meteor showers and even some eclipses. The lineup begins in January with the annual Quadrantid meteor shower peaking on Jan. 2 and Jan. 3.

On Aug. 12, 2026 — six months from today — a total solar eclipse will bring a brief totality to Europe. Could aurora and "shooting stars" make an appearance?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this 30 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower, in 2021, in Spruce Knob, West ...

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