The Lyrid meteor shower has begun! Here's what to expect as the shooting star display brightens the spring night sky, when it peaks and how to know if you've spotted a Lyrid, or a sporadic meteor!
Lyrid meteors are visible each year as Earth passes through the trail of debris shed by the C/1861 G1 Thatcher, a long-period comet that visits the inner solar system just once every 415 years, according to NASA.
