It's only the start of 2026, but you already have the chance to see what could be one of the most active meteor showers of the year. The annual Quadrantids meteor shower is predicted to reach maximum ...

The first meteor shower of the New Year always has the potential to be one of the year's best – but rarely rises to the occasion. Astronomers lament that the Quadrantid meteors tend to fall short of ...

NEW YORK — The year’s first supermoon and meteor shower will sync up in January skies, but the light from one may dim the other. The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks Friday night into Saturday morning, ...

Podcaster Show Player On New Year’s Eve, Paige Petts walked 28,000 steps — not to finish a 2025 goal, but to help bring the first baby of 2026 into Lincoln.

Every winter in late December, kids (and adults) everywhere look up for a special delivery of gifts from the sky. We’re talking, of course, about the Quadrantids meteor shower. The Quadrantids run ...

The Quadrantids are the first meteor shower of 2026. They are one of the most intense, but shortest, meteor showers. After that, shooting stars won't return until the peak of the Lyrids in late April.

The year’s first supermoon and meteor shower will sync up in January skies, but the light from one may dim the other. The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks Friday night into Saturday morning, according ...

With clear skies, you can’t miss this massive moon—but the meteor shower may be a little harder to catch. Forget fireworks, the new year is starting with a different kind of bang in the night sky, ...

The wolf moon, the first full moon of the year, will ring in 2026, gracing the sky this weekend, but the lunar event will make the Quadrantid meteor shower a bit harder to spot. The silvery orb will ...

This is a rare moment when the moon and a cluster of shooting stars share the spotlight Thilina Kaluthotage/NurPhoto via Getty Early January features two major skywatching events, with a full ...

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The Quadrantid meteor shower will peak overnight between Jan. 2 and Jan. 3, offering a brief but intense burst of meteors. This year’s first supermoon, known as the Super Wolf Moon, will also be ...