Here's what to know about the Geminids meteor shower, including when it peaks and what causes it. While the Geminids are active through Dec. 21, the best time to see them will be Thursday and ...

Whizzing meteors may regularly fill the skies, but avid stargazers have likely had the date of one meteor shower's peak circled on their calendars all year. The Geminids, one of the final meteor ...

This busy weekend marks the peaks of December's full cold moon and the Geminids meteor shower. The Geminids shower peaked overnight Friday and Saturday, yet will remain active until Dec. 24.

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The Geminid meteor shower peaks overnight on Dec. 13 and Dec. 14. The Geminids are active between Nov. 19 to Dec. 24 each year. This year, the moon will not interfere too much with Geminid meteor ...

Each major meteor shower has different peak rates at which its shooting stars fall. Some, like the Lyrids in April, see rates of about 15 to 20 meteors an hour. Others, like the Geminids in ...

We're in the middle of the annual Geminids meteor shower when streaks and little explosions cross the night sky in a glorious slow-motion cosmic fireworks display for the patient and persistent ...

The final weeks of December often provide some interesting weather and so does the night sky, which will be a stargazer’s delight starting Friday night when the Geminids meteor shower peaks ...

Yasser al-Zayyat If you’re stargazing this week, you have a chance to see brilliant streaks across the sky as the Geminid meteor shower peaks. The Geminids, which are bright and have a yellow ...