Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first meteor shower of the New Year always has the potential to be one of the year's best – but rarely rises to the occasion.

A bright fireball was seen shooting through space on Saturday during the peak of one of Earth's annual meteor showers. The Quadrantid meteor shower peaked on Jan. 3, 2026, but the full moon blocked ...

The Quadrantid meteor shower is an annual event in early January known for bright, fast meteors. Unlike most meteor showers which come from comets, the Quadrantids originate from an asteroid named ...

If you thought the New Year celebrations ended on January 1, the universe has held back one final, glittering encore. The Quadrantid meteor shower, the first meteor shower of 2026, is peaking tonight.