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Did you see it? Stunning photos show the Eta Aquariids Meteor Shower

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Last night, the skies over the UK were lit up by the amazing display of the Eta Aquariids meteor shower. But if ...

Eta Aquariids Meteor Shower peaks tonight with up to 50 shooting stars every hour

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

It’s best viewed in the southern hemisphere but is visible from most of the Earth READ MORE: The astronomical events of 2024 that ...

Lyrid Meteor Shower peaks tonight with up to 18 shooting stars overhead every hour

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

The Lyrid Meteor Shower is active through most of April, but peaks tonight Eagle-eyed stargazers will be able to spot up to ...

Lyrid Meteor Shower will peak tomorrow with up to 18 shooting stars overhead every hour

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

The Lyrid Meteor Shower is active through most of April, but peaks on 22 April Eagle-eyed stargazers will be able to spot ...

From a Total Solar Eclipse to 11 meteor showers: The stunning astronomical events set to grace our skies in 2024

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

2024 may be the year that wealthy ‘space tourists’ pay billions of dollars to jet into orbit aboard luxury space pods.  But for ...

Quadrantid Meteor Shower will peak TONIGHT with up to 110 shooting stars every hour

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

The first meteor shower of 2024 will peak tonight – and you don’t want to miss it It is among the strongest ...

How and when to see up to 150 multicoloured shooting stars every HOUR

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

The ‘King of Meteor Showers’ will peak on the evening of December 14 There could be up to 150 multicoloured meteors passing ...

When to watch, where to look

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Top astronomy events for November 2023 From a close encounter of Jupiter to a famous meteor shower, here are the top astronomy ...

Taurid Meteor Shower will peak this week with up to 5 shooting stars every hour

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

From November 12 to 13 the Taurid Meteor Shower will reach its peak activity The sky will fill with ‘fireball’ meteors as ...