First meteor shower of the year will peak this week

Stargazers will have quite a treat to look forward to this month as the first meteor shower of 2024, the Quadrantids, will peak on Thursday, January 4. The shower itself has been active since December 26, and it will continue to be visible in the night sky throughout January 16, 2024. However, the best time to see this first shower of the year is this coming Thursday.

NASA says that the first annual meteor shower of the year could even be the best, with the Quadrantids capable of offering up to 120 shooting stars per hour during the peak time. But when exactly is that peak time?…