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The year's most spectacular meteor shower begins Dec. 13. Here's what you should know.

What's the difference between an asteroid and a comet? A comet is basically a dirty iceball composed of rock and ice. The classic image is of a bright "star" in the night sky with a long curved tail extending into space. This is what happens when they approach the Sun and start emitting gases and re...

Bright cosmic fireballs and even "Earth grazers" are on the calendar this week,

Bright cosmic fireballs and even "Earth grazers" are on the night sky calendar in coming weeks.

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Here's how to watch winter's boldest and brightest meteor shower.

The Quadrantid meteor shower is one of the briefest yet strongest meteor showers of the year, and it peaks between January 3 and 4.

Earthlings will get a dazzling view of the year's brightest meteor shower from Aug. 11 to Aug. 13. Here's what to know.

Don't miss the first meteor shower of the year. January kicks off with the Quadrantid meteor shower, which is expected to peak in the overnight hours between January 3 and 4.

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The annual Geminid meteor shower is popping off, reaching its peak on the evening of Dec. 13. Here's where, when and how to watch.

This shooting star show will be the last big one for a few months.

As many as 120 meteors could tumble through the sky each hour during the Geminids' peak on Dec. 14.

Bright cosmic fireballs and even "Earth grazers" are on the night sky calendar in coming weeks.

The new year kicks off with the Quadrantid meteor shower, which is expected to peak in the overnight hours from Sunday to Monday.

Phaethon is a weird asteroid that behaves like a comet. It's also responsible for the Geminid meteor shower. Find out how it does so, here. The post How asteroid Phaethon can spawn the Geminid meteors first appeared on EarthSky.

The asteroid Phaethon's tail is not made of dust after all, scientists have discovered.

This shooting star show, the last big one for a few months, did not disappoint.