The Geminid meteor shower is expected to peak overnight on Friday and Saturday nights, according to EarthSky.org. But the days before and after the peak can also offer views of shooting stars.

On a dark night, at the peak of the shower at around 2 a.m. (for all time zones), "you can often catch 50 or more meteors per hour," EarthSky.org stated. "During an optimum night for the Geminids, it’s possible to see 120 meteors – or more – per hour." NASA states that the speed of the meteors are 79,000 mph, or 22 miles per second.

According to Earthsky.org, "t he bold, white, bright Geminids give us one of the Northern Hemisphere’s best showers," that can be watched all night long. The best time to watch the Geminids is from dusk, starting around 5pm, and continuing until dawn the following morning.

The meteors, small pieces of interplanetary debris, appear to radiate from near the bright star Castor in the constellation Gemini. According to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, meteors of the Geminid meteor shower are very bright, moderately fast ...

Photographers have managed to capture stunning displays of the Geminid meteor shower, which lit up the night sky across parts of England. The celestial spectacle, which returns every December and is one of the last of the year’s major meteor showers, was visible in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The Geminid meteor shower is a favorite among stargazers, with up to 120 bright meteors seen across the sky every hour under ideal viewing conditions. The astronomical show peaks Friday night into early Saturday,

Stargazers may be in for a treat this weekend, as the annual Geminid meteor shower is set to peak overnight Friday and into the early hours of Saturday. The meteor shower has been going on all month,

Eclipsing August's famed Perseid meteor shower, December's Geminids arguably is the year's best meteor shower with shooting star rates theoretically as high as