The Lyrid meteor shower actually runs between April 17-26, so you’ll have a chance to look up at the dark sky and catch a passing meteor until Saturday. The peak will happen tonight through ...

The Lyrid meteor shower has been observed by humans for more than 2,600 years and occurs when the Earth passes through a stream of dust from the comet Thatcher (C/1861 G1).

The Lyrid meteor shower is set to peak between April 22-23 this week. While you can catch meteors every night, Cincinnati Astronomer Dean Regas said you could catch up to a dozen per hour tonight.

The Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest annual meteor showers known to humankind, will once again grace Earth's sky this week. This year, the meteors are expected to last through April 25.

“The Lyrids are pieces of space debris that originate from the comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher,” wrote NASA in a blog post. “They are one of the oldest known meteor showers, having been observed ...

The Lyrid meteor shower returns this month, bringing shooting stars across the night sky. According to NASA, the showers are active April 15-29, with the peak coming April 21 and 22.

The annual meteor shower, caused when Earth passes through the debris left behind by Halley's comet, overlapped the Lyrid meteor shower and have been active since mid April.

In the early morning of July 30, two meteor showers, the Southern Delta Aquariid and Alpha Capricornid, will peak simultaneously under a quarter-full waxing moon.

Lyrid gets its name from the Lyra constellation. The Lyrid shower is one of the oldest known, with records of visible meteors going back 2,700 years, according to EarthSky.

April 23 - Marker of the peak of the Lyrids meteor shower in the morning. According to NASA, the best time to view is between midnight and dawn. For more news, visit: ctvnews.ca/sci-tech ...