The Lyrids are expected to peak April 21 and April 22, according to NASA. On those nights, the moon will be at 40% brightness ...

It’s known for its bright and fast-moving shooting stars resulting from Halley’s comet, the most famous comet of all, which ...

They are one of the oldest meteor showers, with the first recorded sighting being in 687 BC, NASA reports. The Lyrid meteor ...

Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites—ancient rocks that travel through space and survive a fiery plunge through Earth's atmosphere. Among meteorites, one ...

The annual display of Lyrids, famous for bright “fireball” shooting stars, will occur from April 17-26, peaking on April 22, ...

The chemical composition of a meteorite that was built much like early Earth shows evidence of ample hydrogen necessary to ...

From the measured shower dispersions, the team calculated the ages of over 200 long-period comet meteoroid streams, which were published in Jenniskens' most recent book "Atlas of Earth's Meteor ...

Two major meteor showers will appear across New Jersey skies in April and May — the Lyrids and the Eta Aquariids. According ...

The Lyrid meteor shower, visible from April 15-30, peaks April 21-23. Comet Thatcher, last seen in 1861, is the source of the Lyrid meteors. Viewers can expect to see 10-15 meteors per hour ...

According to American Meteor Society, The Lyrids are a medium strength shower that originated from comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher — leftover particles and broken asteroids bits that interact with the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Patrick M. Shober, NASA (THE CONVERSATION) Much of what scientists know about the ...