There are still tons of mysteries in the universe, and the Bootids meteor shower is one of them. The upcoming meteor shower occurs during the last week of June and the first few days of July, and it has the potential to be one of the weakest or strongest meteor showers of the year.

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The Eta Aquarids meteor shower will soon peak, meaning stargazers will be able to see the shower's highest rate of meteors. The shower began on April 19 and will continue until May 28. It is caused by debris left from Halley's Comet, according to NASA.

A daytime fireball over western Europe on March 8 kicked off a streak of "extraordinary" meteor sightings across Europe and the United States over the past three weeks, with astronomers now working to understand what is driving this unusual cluster of ...

With bright meteors sighted over Ohio, Texas, and Europe, you might wonder what's going on. Is meteor activity really increasing, or is there just a surge in reporting? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Set an alarm for the small hours of May 5 or 6, 2026, and you could catch dozens of meteors streaking across the sky before sunrise. Earth is plowing through the debris trail left by Halley’s Comet, and the annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower is reaching its peak.

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 able to see the shower's highest rate of meteors.