The Geminids are moving toward their annual crescendo, and for a few hours the night sky will turn into a slow, silent fireworks show powered by ancient debris. To make the most of that peak, it helps ...

Avid sky-gazers spend all year anticipating the peak of the annual Geminid meteor shower. Now, it's finally here. This weekend, dozens of meteors, including some especially brilliant ones called ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The annual Geminid meteor shower, one of the year’s most ...

ATLANTA — Skywatchers are in for a treat this weekend as the Geminid meteor shower—one of the most beloved meteor displays of the year—reaches its peak. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at The Franklin ...

The Geminids are the most active meteor shower of the year, with at times, over 200 meteors per hour streaming across the sky. Most meteor showers come from icy comets—but not the Geminids! Their ...