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  Orionid Meteor Shower 2025: How to Watch Halley’s Comet shooting stars in India

  Science | October 02, 2025 10:55 IST

  The Orionid meteor shower, an annual sky event, will show up on October 21 and the early morning of October 22 (2025). Caused by debris from Halley’s Comet, this celestial show will allow skywatchers in India to witness up to 20 meteors per hour.

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  Lyrid Meteor Shower 2025: Is celestial show visible in your city?

  Science | April 22, 2025 13:13 IST

  The Lyrid Meteor Shower occurs annually, featuring tiny fragments from Comet Thatcher, which orbits the Sun approximately every 415 years.

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  North Taurid Meteor shower peaks, dazzles the US sky with bright fireballs

  Science | November 13, 2024 22:52 IST

  The Taurid meteor showers offer a yearly spectacle, making November a special month for both amateur stargazers and seasoned astronomers. With bright fireballs crossing the sky, the North Taurid Peak is a celestial event that captures the imagination and lights up the night sky.

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  Draconid Meteor Shower 2024: Catch dozens of shooting stars this October

  Science | October 07, 2024 19:19 IST

  The Draconid Meteor Shower 2024 is expected to peak on October 8, with around 10 meteors per hour. The best viewing time is suggested after sunset, as the moon will set a few hours later, minimizing light interference and allowing for clearer views of the meteor shower.

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  Video: Stunning meteor shower illuminates skies over Spain and Portugal, leaves onlookers awestruck

  World | May 19, 2024 16:55 IST

  A dazzling blue meteor tore across the night sky over Spain and Portugal on Saturday evening, leaving onlookers awestruck. The fiery spectacle ignited a frenzy on social media, with dozens of videos capturing its blazing passage through the atmosphere.

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  Chinese rocket or meteor shower? Streak of lights caught on cam over Maharashtra, MP skies | Watch

  India | April 02, 2022 23:56 IST

  Visuals of the lights traveling in the sky were reportedly seen from Nagpur in Maharashtra and Jhabua, Barwani districts in Madhya Pradesh.

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  Don't miss the Geminid meteor shower peak

  Science | December 13, 2020 23:21 IST

  Widely recognised as the best annual meteor shower a stargazer can see, the Geminids are occurring between December 4 to December 17, with the best nights for viewing on December 13 and 14, according to NASA. 

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  Spectacular Geminid meteor shower to enthrall skygazers in Kolkata

  India | December 13, 2020 11:26 IST

  These are called meteor showers and in general are caused by the earth's passage through the leftover debris of dust, left behind by different comets as they come near the Sun.

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  Perseid - Best meteor shower of the year to light up skies today, tomorrow. Here's how to watch

  Science | August 11, 2020 10:19 IST

  The Perseid meteor shower is often considered to be one of the best meteor showers of the year due to its high rates and pleasant late-summer temperatures. This year’s shower, however, has the unfortunate circumstance of the Moon phase—last quarter—impeding the view of the shower peak, reducing the visible meteors from over 60 per hour down to 15-20 per hour. 

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  Geminid Meteor Shower 2018: Google Doodle tells why you shouldn't miss Thursday's meteor showers

  Trending | December 13, 2018 12:17 IST

  After 9 p.m. on Thursday i.e. December 13, you should be able to watch the best Geminid meteor showers to Earth ever and Google has made a Doodle just to make you aware of it.

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  Geminid Meteor Shower 2018: When, Where and How to see LIVE streaming; All you need to know

  Science | December 13, 2018 13:04 IST

  Geminid Meteor Shower 2018: According to NASA, December is going to be the biggest month this time as it is bringing the strongest meteor shower of the year.

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  Geminid meteor shower 2017: Where to watch and best time, place to see the sky magic

  Science | December 13, 2017 14:39 IST

  Sky gazers in Delhi and elsewhere in the country can watch Geminid meteor shower display from Wednesday night till the early hours of Dec 14.

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  Geminid Meteor Shower to dazzle Indian sky: Know date, time and celestial position

  Science | December 12, 2017 17:07 IST

  The meteor shower promises to provide a spectacular celestial display, if clouds and light pollution do not play spoilsport.

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  Skywatchers in for treat as Geminid meteor shower set to peak this week

  Science | December 10, 2017 14:28 IST

  The annual Geminid meteor shower has arrived and it will put on a dazzling show for skywatchers when it peaks overnight on December 13-14, NASA has said.

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  Meteor showers to be visible after midnight tonight

  India | April 21, 2013 19:56 IST

  New Delhi,Apr 21: A celestial treat is in store for stargazers who can look forward to see fireworks in the form of meteor showers after midnight tonight.The shooting stars will start at 12.30 AM and