Lyrid meteor shower peaks on Tuesday – Know the best time to watch the breathtaking ‘fireballs’ on April 22 | – The Times of India

Lyrid meteor shower peaks on Tuesday – Know the best time to watch the breathtaking ‘fireballs’ on April 22 | – The Times of India

The Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest recorded astronomical events in human history, is active today and will peak overnight Monday, April 21, through Tuesday, April 22, 2025. This year’s peak should produce up to 18 meteors per hour, including the occasional breathtaking “fireball”—a very bright meteor whose trail glows for a longer, more…

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Watch: ‘Fireballs’ light up US sky as Chinese satellite burns up in atmosphere – Times of India

Watch: ‘Fireballs’ light up US sky as Chinese satellite burns up in atmosphere – Times of India

A dazzling display of fireballs streaked across the night sky in the southern United States on Sunday. The light show, initially mistaken for a meteor shower, was caused by the uncontrolled re-entry of a half-ton Chinese satellite into Earth’s atmosphere.The SuperView-1 02 satellite broke apart over New Orleans during night time according to Jonathan McDowell,…

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