15 hours ago · The Lyrid meteor shower is composed of pieces of debris from the Comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher on its orbit around the sun, which is thought to take nearly 416 years. The comet is named for A. E ...

The Lyrid meteor shower – spawned by this comet – seems to outburst, or produce an unexpectedly large number of meteors, every 60 years. The next Lyrid outburst is due in 2042.

17 hours ago · A Lyrid meteor shower begins this week, peaking on April 21-22 Meteor showers are "basically debris from the tails of comets" The meteor shower will be visible in the northern hemisphere It's one ...

2 days ago · The Lyrid meteor shower, which peaks every year around April 22, is generally not one of the biggest. At its peak, it produces up to 18 meteors per hour—fewer than, say, the 60–100 meteors per hour produced by the Perseid meteor shower in August. Go to our Interactive Meteor Shower Sky Map.

1 day ago · As the Lyrids wane, another meteor shower will begin. That one will be best seen from the Southern Hemisphere. Active from April 19 to May 28, the Eta Aquarid meteor shower is set to peak on May 4-5.

17 hours ago · The Lyrids and Eta Aquarids meteor showers will soon be appearing in the night skies. This year, they will start becoming visible within days of each other in April, with the bright Lyrids peaking ...

4 days ago · The Lyrid meteor shower is one of the oldest meteor showers on record. Ancient Chinese astronomers documented it as far back as 687 B.C.E., noting how the "stars fell like rain" in the spring sky. What they witnessed were actually bits of dust and debris shed by Comet C/1861 G1 (Thatcher). The comet takes about 415 years to orbit the Sun, but ...

Apr 6, 2025 · The Lyrid Meteor Shower—an annual display of shooting stars with a legacy dating back over two millennia—is back and ready to light up our skies with its fiery trails and occasional fireballs. A Time-Honored Event in the Sky. The Lyrids are one of the oldest documented meteor showers in history, with sightings dating back over 2,700 years. ...

Nov 9, 2022 · What causes the Lyrid meteor shower? The Lyrid meteor shower occurs between April 16-25 every year and will next peak in the early hours of April 22, 2025. (The number of meteors a single...

The 2025 Lyrid meteor shower peaks in April. Find best dates and use the meteor showers animation to see how, where and when to see the shooting stars.