How and where to catch a glimpse of ‘intense’ meteor storm over UK - The Geminid meteor shower is one of the most intense in the UK

The Geminid meteor shower is set to put on a dazzling display in the night sky this weekend and this is the best time to view it in the UK - as well as 10 top spots to stargaze

The Geminid meteor shower put on a dazzling show this week, delighting skywatchers worldwide. The Geminids are one of the most prolific showers of the year, known for bright, colorful meteors and impressive hourly rates.

Photographers have managed to capture stunning displays of the Geminid meteor shower, which lit up the night sky across parts of England. The celestial spectacle, which returns every December and is one of the last of the year’s major meteor showers,

The Geminid meteor shower is peaking this weekend, providing a little pre-holiday skywatching fun. In years with good conditions and little cloud cover, the Geminids can be one of the best sky shows of the year with up to 120 meteors visible in a single hour.

The Geminids - among the few major meteor showers to come from asteroids - will be visible until Dec. 21, although peak viewing was on Dec. 13. Here’s what to know about the Geminids and other meteor showers.

People across the UK could be treated to a spectacular multi-coloured meteor shower tonight. The Geminid shower, expected to peak this weekend, is regarded as one of the best of the year, and comes just under a month after the Leonids meteor shower.

A "spectacular" meteor shower is expected to light up skies across the UK this weekend, giving stargazers a chance to see up to 150 shooting stars per hour. The mesmerizing Geminid meteor shower, which is referred to as a "meteor storm" because of its intensity,