More than 50 green meteors might streak across the sky every hour. Find a spot of dark sky, away from city lights, to enjoy the view.

Here's everything you need to know, including when to look up

Stargazers are in for a treat this weekend as one of the last meteor shower s of 2025 is expected to peak in UK skies. The annual 'Geminids' event sends debris hurtling rapidly into Earth's atmosphere, before it vaporises into vibrant streaks of light.

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The meteors begin to appear shortly after sunset, rising low on the horizon, but the best viewing happens closer to 2 a.m. That’s when the constellation Gemini climbs high overhead. The higher up in the sky it is, the more meteors tend to be visible.

The Geminid meteor shower is making its grand finale of 2025 this weekend, and conditions are nearly perfect for viewing.

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere).

The cosmic event will continue through the weekend and reach its peak on the evening of Saturday, Dec. 13. At that point, over 100 meteors are expected to fall every hour.

Bright meteor from Geminids meteor shower illuminates Michigan's skies, with potential fragments in the state.

A security camera in Tecumseh, Michigan, captured a meteor streaking across the sky early on November 23, one of dozens of sightings that morning.The bright green fireball was likely a small comet fragment burning up in the atmosphere,