Meteor’s fiery passage through the atmosphere was captured by a space-based lightning mapper.

The chances of the Mid-Atlantic being struck by a meteorite are slim, but you can still track meteors and meteorite showers in the Delaware Valley.

So far, 2026 has offered up some celestial spectacles, including a total lunar eclipse and a planetary parade. But the beginning of the year has been devoid of major meteor showers. That changes starting in April when the Lyrids will shoot across the night sky.

The last meteor shower of 2025, the Ursid meteor shower, arrives each year around the winter solstice. While it isn’t as impressive as the recent Geminid shower, it’s still worth seeing. Meteor showers occur when the Earth passes through debris left ...