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Geminid meteor shower

The annual Geminid meteor shower peaks over Cape Toi in Kushima, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in the early hours of Dec. 15, 2025, with shooting stars lighting up the night sky.

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Geminid meteor shower

The annual Geminid meteor shower peaks over Cape Toi in Kushima, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2025, with shooting stars lighting up the night sky.

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Geminid meteor shower

The annual Geminid meteor shower peaks over Cape Toi in Kushima, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2025, with shooting stars lighting up the night sky.

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Geminid meteor shower

The annual Geminid meteor shower peaks over Cape Toi in Kushima, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2025, with shooting stars lighting up the night sky.

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Geminid meteor shower

The annual Geminid meteor shower peaks over Cape Toi in Kushima, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2025, with shooting stars lighting up the night sky.

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Geminid meteor shower

Composite photo shows shooting stars lighting up the night sky over Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2025, as the annual Geminid meteor shower peaks.

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Geminid meteor shower

Composite photo shows shooting stars lighting up the night sky over Cape Toi in Kushima, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2025, as the annual Geminid meteor shower peaks.

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Geminid meteor shower

A shooting star lights up the night sky over Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2025, as the annual Geminid meteor shower peaks.

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Geminid Meteor Shower - China

This photo taken on on December 14, 2025 shows the Geminid meteor shower in the sky over Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, reached its peak on Sunday. Photo by Hu Chao /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Geminid Meteor Shower - China

This stack composite photo taken on on December 13, 2025 shows the starry sky over Baisha Town of Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, reached its peak on Sunday. Photo by Hu Chao /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Geminid Meteor Shower - China

This photo taken on on December 14, 2025 shows the Geminid meteor shower in the sky over Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, reached its peak on Sunday. Photo by Hu Chao /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Geminid Meteor Shower - China

This photo taken on on December 12, 2025 shows the Geminid meteor shower in the sky over Baisha Town of Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, reached its peak on Sunday. Photo by Hu Chao /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Geminid Meteor Shower - China

This photo taken on on December 13, 2025 shows the Geminid meteor shower in the sky over Baisha Town of Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, reached its peak on Sunday. Photo by Hu Chao /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Geminid meteor shower

A shooting star is seen in the night sky over Lake Furen in Betsukai in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2024, as the annual Geminid meteor shower peaks.

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Geminid meteor shower

A shooting star in the night sky is reflected on the partially frozen surface of Lake Furen in Betsukai in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2024, as the annual Geminid meteor shower peaks.

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Geminid meteor shower

A shooting star is seen in the night sky over the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki in the early hours of Dec. 14, 2024, as the annual Geminid meteor shower peaks.

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Geminid meteor shower

A shooting star is seen under bright moonlight over Betsukai in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 13, 2024, as the annual Geminid meteor shower peaks through the early hours of the following day.

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Geminid meteor shower

A shooting star is seen in the night sky over the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki in the early hours of Dec. 14, 2024, as the annual Geminid meteor shower peaks.

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Geminid meteor shower

A shooting star is seen in the night sky over the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki in the early hours of Dec. 14, 2024, as the annual Geminid meteor shower peaks.

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Geminid meteor shower

A shooting star lights up the night sky over the suburbs of Beijing in the early hours of Dec. 14, 2024, as the annual Geminid meteor shower peaks.

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Geminid meteor shower

A shooting star lights up the night sky over the suburbs of Beijing in the early hours of Dec. 14, 2024, as the annual Geminid meteor shower peaks.

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Japan: Annual Geminid Meteor Shower Reaches Its Peak 5

The Geminid meteor shower peaks annually around mid-December, and this year, the best viewing time is expected to be around Friday, December 13.

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Japan: Annual Geminid Meteor Shower Reaches Its Peak 2

The Geminid meteor shower peaks annually around mid-December, and this year, the best viewing time is expected to be around Friday, December 13.

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Japan: Annual Geminid Meteor Shower Reaches Its Peak 3

The Geminid meteor shower peaks annually around mid-December, and this year, the best viewing time is expected to be around Friday, December 13.

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Japan: Annual Geminid Meteor Shower Reaches Its Peak 4

The Geminid meteor shower peaks annually around mid-December, and this year, the best viewing time is expected to be around Friday, December 13.

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US: Bright Meteor Illuminates Night Sky Over Greater St. Louis

A bright meteor was observed streaking across the night sky over the Greater St. Louis area on Tuesday, December 10.

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Japan: Annual Geminid Meteor Shower Reaches Its Peak

The Geminid meteor shower peaks annually around mid-December, and this year, the best viewing time is expected to be around Friday, December 13.

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Geminid meteor shower

KUSHIMOTO, Japan - Photo taken in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, shows a shooting star of the Geminid meteor shower in the early hours of Dec. 15, 2013. Jupiter is visible in the far right.

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Geminid meteor shower

KUSHIMOTO, Japan - Photo shows a shooting star of the Geminid meteor shower observed from Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, in the early hours of Dec. 15, 2013.

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Geminid meteor shower over Mt. Fuji

FUJINOMIYA, Japan - The Geminid meteor shower is observed over Mt. Fuji from the Asagiri highland in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, in the early morning of Dec. 15, 2010. The photo was taken in a three-minute exposure.

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Geminid meteor shower in 2022

Photo taken in Kihoku, Mie Prefecture in central Japan shows a Geminid meteor streaking across the sky on Dec. 14, 2022, at the peak of the spectacular meteor shower.

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Geminid meteor shower in 2022

Photo taken in Kihoku, Mie Prefecture in central Japan shows a Geminid meteor streaking across the sky on Dec. 14, 2022, at the peak of the spectacular meteor shower.

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Geminid meteor shower 2022

Photo taken in Kihoku, Mie Prefecture in central Japan shows Geminid meteor streaking across the sky on Dec. 14, 2022, at the peak of the spectacular meteor shower.

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Geminid meteor shower 2022

A Geminid meteor streaks across the sky above the equestrian statue of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, in Kushimoto, Wakayama Pref., in western Japan on Dec. 14, 2022. The statue is a token of friendship between Japan and Turkey after Japan transported home the surviving sailors of the Turkish frigate Ertugrul which sank in the 1890 crash off the Japanese town.

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Geminid meteor shower 2022

A Geminid meteor streaks across the sky above the equestrian statue of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, in western Japan on Dec. 14, 2022. The statue is a token of friendship between Japan and Turkey after Japan transported home the surviving sailors of the Turkish frigate Ertugrul which sank in the 1890 crash off the Japanese town.

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Geminid meteor shower 2022

A Geminid meteor streaks across the sky above the town of Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, in western Japan on Dec. 14, 2022.

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Geminid meteor shower 2022

Photo taken in Yamanakako, Yamanashi Prefecture, in central Japan, shows a Geminid meteor streak across the sky near Mt. Fuji on Dec. 14, 2022, at the peak of the spectacular meteor storm.

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Geminid meteor shower peaks

Photo shows a shooting star from the Geminid meteor shower observed over a lighthouse in Tosashimizu, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, in the small hours of Dec. 14, 2021. This year's Geminid meteor shower peaked from the evening of Dec. 13 to the early hours of Dec. 14.

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Geminid meteor shower peaks

Photo shows a shooting star from the Geminid meteor shower observed from Tosashimizu in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, in the small hours of Dec. 14, 2021. This year's Geminid meteor shower peaked from the evening of Dec. 13 to the early hours of Dec. 14.

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Geminid meteor shower peaks

People look up for a shooting star from the Geminid meteor shower at the Fuji-Q Highland amusement park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, in the evening of Dec. 13, 2021. This year's Geminid meteor shower peaked from the evening of Dec. 13 to the early hours of Dec. 14.

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Geminid meteor shower peaks

People look up for a shooting star from the Geminid meteor shower at the Fuji-Q Highland amusement park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, in the evening of Dec. 13, 2021. This year's Geminid meteor shower peaked from the evening of Dec. 13 to the early hours of Dec. 14.

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Geminid meteor shower peaks

Photo shows a shooting star from the Geminid meteor shower observed from Sano in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, in the small hours of Dec. 14, 2021. This year's Geminid meteor shower peaked from the evening of Dec. 13 to the early hours of Dec. 14.

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Geminid meteor shower peaks

Photo shows a shooting star from the Geminid meteor shower observed from Sano in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, in the small hours of Dec. 14, 2021. This year's Geminid meteor shower peaked from the evening of Dec. 13 to the early hours of Dec. 14.

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Geminid Meteor Shower

The Geminid meteor shower is seen in DAZHUANGKE Great Wall in Beijing, China, Dec. 13, 2020.

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Geminid Meteor Shower

The Geminid meteor shower is seen in DAZHUANGKE Great Wall in Beijing, China, Dec. 13, 2020.

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Geminid meteor shower over Mt. Fuji

FUJINOMIYA, Japan - The Geminid meteor shower is observed over Mt. Fuji from the Asagiri highland in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, in the early morning of Dec. 15, 2010. The photo was taken in a three-minute exposure. (Kyodo)

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Geminid Meteor Shower

The Geminid meteor shower is seen in DAZHUANGKE Great Wall in Beijing, China, Dec. 13, 2020.

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Geminid Meteor Shower

The Geminid meteor shower is seen in DAZHUANGKE Great Wall in Beijing, China, Dec. 13, 2020.

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Geminid Meteor Shower

The Geminid meteor shower is seen in DAZHUANGKE Great Wall in Beijing, China, Dec. 13, 2020.

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Geminid Meteor Shower

The Geminid meteor shower is seen in DAZHUANGKE Great Wall in Beijing, China, Dec. 13, 2020.