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From Full Moon To Meteor Shower: Don't Miss These 8 Celestial Events In October 2025
Grab your telescope and enjoy these spectacular October 2025 celestial events.
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Orionid Meteor Shower 2025: When and How to Watch Stunning Shooting Stars
The Orionid meteor shower 2025 will put on a breathtaking show this October, with shooting stars streaking across the sky. Caused by Halley’s Comet debris, the event peaks on October 21–22 and rewards viewers with clear, dark skies and patience. A must-watch for astronomy lovers and casual stargazers alike.
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Get Ready For The Most Epic Meteor Show Of The Year: Perseids Peak In August
The Perseids meteor shower, peaking in mid-August, is a spectacular celestial display caused by Earth passing through the debris trail of comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, producing swift and bright meteors visible in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Ursid Meteor Shower: Best Viewing Tips for 2024
The Ursid meteor shower will peak on December 22, 2024, providing a final chance for stargazing before the year ends. However, the event may not be as spectacular due to the bright last-quarter moon, which could obscure many of the dimmer meteors. While ideal conditions might allow for up to 10 meteors per hour, experts predict only about five per ...
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Ursid Meteor Shower: When And Where To Watch The Year's Final Celestial Show
The Ursid meteor shower occurs every year when Earth passes through the trail of debris left behind by Comet 8P/Tuttle.
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North Taurid Meteor Shower Peaks, Bringing Fireballs to US Night Skies
The North Taurid meteor shower, peaking November 11, offered skywatchers in the US a view of rare bright fireballs across the sky. Part of the Taurid meteor system, these meteors are known for their intensity and visibility, even under strong moonlight. Though fewer meteors occur in these showers, their brightness will make for a striking display o...
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Orionid Meteor Shower 2024: How to Watch Shooting Stars From Halley's Comet
The Orionid meteor shower will reach its peak on October 21, 2024, offering stargazers the chance to witness up to 23 meteors per hour, as Earth travels through debris left by Halley's comet. This annual event runs from September 26 to November 22, showcasing some of the year’s brightest and fastest meteors, travelling at about 41 miles per secon...
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Taurid Meteor Stream Unlikely to Contain Dangerous Asteroids, New Study Suggests
A recent study led by Quanzhi Ye, an astronomer at the University of Maryland, reveals that the Taurid Meteoroid Complex, a debris stream linked to past Earth impacts, poses less danger than previously thought. Ye's team found fewer large asteroids in the stream, reducing the risk of a catastrophic collision with Earth. While these findings offer r...
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Orionid Meteor Shower To Dazzle The Night Sky On October 21-22. How To See It
The Orionid meteor shower, an annual phenomenon that lights up the night sky every October, is produced when Earth passes through the debris left behind by Halley's Comet.
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Lyrid Meteor Shower Begins This Weekend, Know When Can You See It
Named after the Lyra constellation of stars, the meteors are part of a debris field left behind by Comet Thatcher.
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Scientists Calculate the Risk of Someone Being Killed by Space Junk
Space debris has been known to cause injury and damage to property, even though no one is known to have died from an accident involving “space junk”. However, with the increasing number of satellites, rockets and probes being launched into space, researchers have investigated the risk of someone being killed by space debris. Here’s what they ...
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Comet SW3's Spectacular Meteor Shower Tau Herculids May Take Place Next Week: How to Watch It and Other Details
Skygazers have an opportunity to see a new meteor shower, which will likely take place in the coming week. Named the Tau Herculids, this minor shower is set to fall from the shattered SW3 comet beginning May 30. The “shooting stars” event is set to peak on May 31. It will be seen across the US and parts of Canada.
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Meteor shower as Earth hits belt of comet debris next week
Stargazers will be treated to a spectacular fireball show early next week when Earth hits a belt of comet debris known as the Perseids, astronomers say.
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From Full Moon To Meteor Shower: Don't Miss These 8 Celestial Events In October 2025
Grab your telescope and enjoy these spectacular October 2025 celestial events.
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Orionid Meteor Shower 2025: When and How to Watch Stunning Shooting Stars
The Orionid meteor shower 2025 will put on a breathtaking show this October, with shooting stars streaking across the sky. Caused by Halley’s Comet debris, the event peaks on October 21–22 and rewards viewers with clear, dark skies and patience. A must-watch for astronomy lovers and casual stargazers alike.
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Get Ready For The Most Epic Meteor Show Of The Year: Perseids Peak In August
The Perseids meteor shower, peaking in mid-August, is a spectacular celestial display caused by Earth passing through the debris trail of comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, producing swift and bright meteors visible in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Ursid Meteor Shower: Best Viewing Tips for 2024
The Ursid meteor shower will peak on December 22, 2024, providing a final chance for stargazing before the year ends. However, the event may not be as spectacular due to the bright last-quarter moon, which could obscure many of the dimmer meteors. While ideal conditions might allow for up to 10 meteors per hour, experts predict only about five per ...
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Ursid Meteor Shower: When And Where To Watch The Year's Final Celestial Show
The Ursid meteor shower occurs every year when Earth passes through the trail of debris left behind by Comet 8P/Tuttle.
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North Taurid Meteor Shower Peaks, Bringing Fireballs to US Night Skies
The North Taurid meteor shower, peaking November 11, offered skywatchers in the US a view of rare bright fireballs across the sky. Part of the Taurid meteor system, these meteors are known for their intensity and visibility, even under strong moonlight. Though fewer meteors occur in these showers, their brightness will make for a striking display o...
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Orionid Meteor Shower 2024: How to Watch Shooting Stars From Halley's Comet
The Orionid meteor shower will reach its peak on October 21, 2024, offering stargazers the chance to witness up to 23 meteors per hour, as Earth travels through debris left by Halley's comet. This annual event runs from September 26 to November 22, showcasing some of the year’s brightest and fastest meteors, travelling at about 41 miles per secon...
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Taurid Meteor Stream Unlikely to Contain Dangerous Asteroids, New Study Suggests
A recent study led by Quanzhi Ye, an astronomer at the University of Maryland, reveals that the Taurid Meteoroid Complex, a debris stream linked to past Earth impacts, poses less danger than previously thought. Ye's team found fewer large asteroids in the stream, reducing the risk of a catastrophic collision with Earth. While these findings offer r...
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Orionid Meteor Shower To Dazzle The Night Sky On October 21-22. How To See It
The Orionid meteor shower, an annual phenomenon that lights up the night sky every October, is produced when Earth passes through the debris left behind by Halley's Comet.
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Lyrid Meteor Shower Begins This Weekend, Know When Can You See It
Named after the Lyra constellation of stars, the meteors are part of a debris field left behind by Comet Thatcher.
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Scientists Calculate the Risk of Someone Being Killed by Space Junk
Space debris has been known to cause injury and damage to property, even though no one is known to have died from an accident involving “space junk”. However, with the increasing number of satellites, rockets and probes being launched into space, researchers have investigated the risk of someone being killed by space debris. Here’s what they ...
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Comet SW3's Spectacular Meteor Shower Tau Herculids May Take Place Next Week: How to Watch It and Other Details
Skygazers have an opportunity to see a new meteor shower, which will likely take place in the coming week. Named the Tau Herculids, this minor shower is set to fall from the shattered SW3 comet beginning May 30. The “shooting stars” event is set to peak on May 31. It will be seen across the US and parts of Canada.
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Meteor shower as Earth hits belt of comet debris next week
Stargazers will be treated to a spectacular fireball show early next week when Earth hits a belt of comet debris known as the Perseids, astronomers say.
