Don't Miss the Spectacular Geminid Meteor Shower Peak Tonight

The Geminid meteor shower, the year's best meteor shower, will peak on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, offering skygazers the chance to see one or two meteors streaking across the sky every minute. The meteors, which have a greenish hue, are caused by Earth passing through a trail of rocky space debris from the asteroid 3200 Phaethon. NASA recommends looking for the meteors starting around 9 p.m. local time on Wednesday, with optimal viewing time at 2 a.m. on Thursday. To see the meteor shower, find a dark location away from light pollution and look everywhere in the sky since meteors don't come from a specific direction. The Geminids will remain active until December 24.