How to Watch the Quadrantids Meteor Shower, First of 2025, Peak Tonight NYT | Top Stories Katrina Miller 2 January 2025 at 13:01 The Quadrantids might be one of the strongest showers this year, but poor weather could make them difficult to see. © Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu, via Getty ImagesThe night sky during the Quadrantids meteor shower over Pigeon Point Light Station in Pescadero, Calif., last January.
Big Rockets, a Big Telescope and Big Changes in Space Await in 2025 NYT | Top Stories Michael Roston and Katrina Miller 1 January 2025 at 21:00 Here are some key events to look forward to in space and astronomy in the year ahead. © Jef Janis/NASAThe Dream Chaser, built by Sierra Space, undergoing testing at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio. The company hopes it will carry cargo to the International Space Station for the first time this year.