Catch the peak of the Lyrid meteor shower on Earth Day
Celebrating Earth Day this weekend? Why not lay back under the starry skies and catch the annual peak of the Lyrids. Astronomers expect 15-20 meteors per hour in the early morning of April 22.
Skywatchers will be setting their alarm clocks for the early morning
hours Jan. 3 when the annual Quadrantid meteor shower peaks. Meteor watchers can expect to see 60 to 200 meteors an hour streak across the sky, NASA said.