The new year kicks off with the Quadrantids, one of 12 annual meteor showers.
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The celestial event is typically among the strongest meteor showers and is expected to peak overnight January 3 and 4, according to the American Meteor Society. Sky-gazers in the Northern Hemisphere can best view the shower between the late-night hours of Tuesday and dawn on Wednesday.
The best space photos of 2022 Here are the rest of 2023’s top sky events, so you can have your binoculars and telescope ready. Meteor showers Mark your calendar with the peak dates of other showers to watch in 2023: Full moons and supermoons Most years, there are 12 full moons — one for each month. But in 2023, there will be 13 full moons, with two occurring in August. The second full moon in one month is known as a blue moon, like the phrase “once in a blue moon,” according to NASA.
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