The first meteor shower of the year peaks on the night of January 2–3. Here’s everything you need to know to watch it and the ...

The Quadrantid shower will appear tonight and is considered to be one of the best annual meteor events, known for its brief ...

The shower's radiant is in the constellation Bootes. The easiest way to find it is to look north for the Big Dipper. Then, follow the "arc" of the Big Dipper's handle across the sky to the red ...

But arkticus means north because it is a reference to the Great Bear constellation, which we know today as The Big Dipper. The Big Dipper (Ursa Major or Big Bear in Latin) is the most-recognized ...

T Coronae Borealis will brighten 1,000 times in 2025 to become visible to the naked eye for the first time since 1946.

The meteors seem to emerge – or radiate – from an obsolete constellation called "Quadrans ... and Draco near the end of the handle of the Big Dipper, NASA says. Both the constellation and ...

The Quadrantids meteor shower will have its most vibrant display tonight into early Friday morning, with meteors emanating from the northeast in the direction of the Big Dipper. Partly to mostly ...

During this window, the radiant point below the Big Dipper between the constellations Boötes and Draco will be well-positioned in the northeastern sky. Adding to the favorable conditions is the ...

The shower’s streaming point lies in the obsolete constellation of the Mural Quadrant (Quadrans Muralis), a faint group of stars below the handle of the Big Dipper that was once recognized as a ...

The Quadrantids meteor shower from the 2003 EH1 asteroid is dubbed by NASA as the most spectacular of the year and is still ...