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A long exposure perseid meteor shower image of the night sky showing tens of perseid meteors streaking through the sky as long white lines against a backdrop of stars. In the distance a person stands with arms outstretched to the sky.

Perseid meteor shower 2024: when, where and how to see it

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference The Perseid meteor shower will peak around Aug.11 through Aug.13. Our guide tells you how and where to look for them.

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graphic with a map on the left with a red circle highlighting where the meteor entered over NYC and an inset on the right of the fireball.

Rare 'daytime fireball' spotted as meteor falls to Earth over New York City (video)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

A meteor crashed into Earth over New York City on July 16. Watch the rare daytime fireball light up the skies above New Jersey and Connecticut in this dramatic footage.

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streaks of light cross the starry night sky above a desert

Perseid meteor shower returns to our skies this month to kick off summer 'shooting star' season

By Joe Rao published

2024 will be a very good year to watch for the Perseids, because bright moonlight will not interfere.

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The image shows a sky full of shooting stars above a tree and a lone person.

Meteor showers 2024: When is the next one?

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference Our meteor showers 2024 calendar tells you everything you need to know about upcoming meteor showers, including where and when to see them.

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An ESA camera in Spain captures a bright fireball as it erupts over Portugal on May 18

Bright green fireball lights up the skies over Portugal and Spain (photos)

By Robert Lea published

On the evening of Saturday (May 18) a bright fireball lit up the skies over Portugal and Spain in stunning green and blue as it streaked through Earth's atmosphere.

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The Milky Way stretches across the sky and a bright Eta Aquarid meteor streaks across the center. Below is the top of Mount Bromo surrounded by clouds.

Eta Aquarid meteor shower 2024: Where, when and how to see it

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference The Eta Aquarid meteor shower from late April to mid-May offers a long stretch of spectacular "shooting stars" that even a casual observer can spot in the night sky.

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Lyrid meteor shower streaks across the sky with silhouetted trees in the foreground and the milky way stretching across the night sky in the background

Lyrid meteor shower 2024: When, where & how to see it

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference The 2024 Lyrid meteor shower will occur between April 16-25 and peak on the night of April 22. A typical shower displays between five and 20 meteors per hour.

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The first fragment of 2024 BX1 recovered by the Natural History Museum/DLR/Freie Universtaet Berlin team. Right in the image is team lead Lutz Hecht, while guide SETI Institute meteor astronomer Peter Jenniskens shows the fragment discovered by student Dominique Dieter left of him. Far left is student Clara Weihe who found the second meteorite.

Meteorites from Asteroid 2024 Bx1, which just hit Earth, may be super-rare space rocks

By Robert Lea published

Fragments of the Asteroid 2024 BX1 that rained down on Berlin have been recovered by intrepid meteorite hunters, and it turns out the rocks may be incredibly rare.

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A meteor streaks through the sky above a snow-capped mountain.

Ursid meteor shower 2024: Everything you need to know

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference The Ursid meteor shower will peak on Dec. 22-23 and is active between Dec. 17-26. Our guide tells you how and where you can spot the Ursid display.

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several meteors streak across the star-studded sky leaving long white trails across the night sky above a vegetated terrain.

Leonid meteor shower 2024: When, where & how to see it

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference The Leonid meteor shower is active between Nov. 3 and Dec. 2 and will peak on Nov. 16, producing up to 15 meteors per hour.

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