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Lyrid, meteor shower

When and where can you see the Lyrid meteor shower? Cloud cover forecast, what to know

Best viewed from the Northern Hemisphere, the Lyrid meteor shower is the world's oldest known of its kind and reliably occurs every April.

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How to see the Lyrid meteor shower

The Lyrid meteor shower occurs in the middle of April and is one of the most exciting celestial spectacles of the year. Here's how to best view the falling stars. The Lyrids are the second meteor shower of the year.

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How and when to watch the Lyrid meteor shower

After months without a meteor shower, sky-gazers now have a reason to keep their chins up — the Lyrids are here to kick off the season.

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Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes – a planetary scientist explains new research

Scientists need to get better at using telescopes to detect objects right before they hit the Earth. More detailed modeling of how ... what these fireballs are made of using the colors of the ...

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Ever wonder why some meteor showers are so unpredictable?

Why do comets and their meteoroid streams weave in and out of Earth's orbit and their orbits disperse over time? In a paper ...

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What time can you see the Lyrid meteor shower? Where is it visible? What to know.

The meteors will hit their peak in activity between Monday, April 21 and Tuesday, April 22 as Earth passes through the densest part of Thatcher's cosmic debris. After that, the activity will ...

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Here's when you can see the Lyrid Meteor showers in Washington this week

SEATTLE — The peak of the Lyrid Meteor shower is early Tuesday morning. We may have enough clear sky to see it, if you can get away from city lights. The Lyrid meteor shower is an annual meteor ...

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