It’s rising in the northeastern night sky after dark. The Lyrid meteor shower is the product of dust and debris left in the inner solar system by long-period comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher, which ...

Viewers can expect to see 10-15 meteors per hour, though up to 100 are possible. The Lyrid meteor shower is visible in April and will put on a celestial show in the night sky. It can produce up ...