The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaked on May 6, delighting skywatchers with a spectacular cosmic light show as debris from Halley's Comet careened into Earth's atmosphere to form majestic 'shooting stars' that were visible to stargazers around the world.
The peak of the 2025 Eta Aquarid shower came as Earth passed through the densest section of Halley's debris trail, during which NASA estimates that up to 50 meteors could be visible crisscrossing the night sky for viewers in the southern hemisphere. Stargazers in the north were treated to a more modest rate of just 10 meteors per hour.
