Up to 150 shooting stars may brighten the night sky each hour during the Dec. 13 peak. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...

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You can tune in to see live views of the Geminid meteor shower as it peaks overnight on Dec. 13-14, thanks to a free livestream hosted by the Virtual Telescope Project. The annual shower occurs as ...

The Geminids are the most active meteor shower of the year, with at times, over 200 meteors per hour streaming across the sky. Most meteor showers come from icy comets—but not the Geminids! Their ...

Turn your attention skyward Saturday evening and you should be able to catch the peak of the annual Geminids meteor shower. The yellow dancing streaks light up the night sky every December with ...