Meteor showers
Leonids 2023 | See the meteor shower peak this weekend with our charts and top tips
The Leonid meteor shower peaks on 17 November. Find out how to see it in our beginner's guide.
Now's your best chance to see Comet Lemmon and autumn's top meteor shower. Here's how
See shooting stars from Halley's Comet tonight. Why conditions are perfect for autumn’s top meteor shower
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Orionids 2024 | How to see this year's meteor shower
See the Orionid meteor shower peak this week with our beginners' guide.
Draconids | How to see this year's meteor shower
Find out how to spot a Draconid meteor with our beginner's guide.
Autumn's best meteor showers
Our pick of the best meteor showers to see from October to December.
What causes a meteor shower?
Where do meteors come from, and what causes a meteor shower? A guide to the science of shooting stars.
Perseids 2024 | How to see this month's meteor shower
The Perseid meteor shower begins late July and peaks every August. Find out how you can spot a Perseid in the night sky this month.
Meteor showers | When the next one is, and how to see it
Find out whether there is a meteor shower occurring above the UK tonight, when the next one is, and how to see a meteor for yourself.
How to photograph a meteor shower during full Moon
Want to capture a shooting star? Our beginner's guide on how to photograph the Perseid meteor shower
Find out to photograph a Perseid meteor shower in the night sky and what equipment you'll need.
Want to make the most of the Perseid meteor shower? We asked a professional astronomer for their top tips
Want to get the best out of this year's Perseid Meteor Shower? Professional astronomer Paul G. Abel reveals his top tips.
How to see the Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower this month
Enjoy a moonless sky for this week's peak of the Southern Delta Aquariids.
Eta Aquariids 2025 | See this year's meteor shower
How to see the Eta Aquariids meteor shower this year.
Lyrid meteor shower 2023 | See the springtime meteor shower peak this week
With the Moon out of the way during peak activity, this year's Lyrid meteor shower is the first many good showers throughout 2023.
Lyrid meteor shower top tips
Quadrantids 2024 | See the first major meteor shower of the year
Start 2024 with the first major meteor shower of the year.
No, the Geminid meteor shower won't be 'spectacular' or 'dazzling' this weekend. And here's why
Geminids 2024 | How to see this year's meteor shower
Find out when is the best time to see a Geminid meteor in the sky.
First artificial meteor shower by DART impact mission
When meteor showers attack! Forecasters are trying to pin down which comet debris poses a threat to us
Perseids peak tonight. How to see one of 2024's best meteor showers this week
What is a shooting star? Is it really a star streaking across the sky? Science of shooting stars explained
What shooting stars are, why they occur and how to see one.
Ursids 2022 | See this year's Christmas meteor shower
The Ursid meteor shower makes for a great excuse to get the family looking up at the night sky over the Christmas period. Our guide will show you how.