Geminid meteor shower this weekend: Here's how to see the show

Friday, December 11, 2015 - 12:31 in Astronomy & Space

Get ready, sky watchers -- it's time for the Geminids, one of the best meteor showers of the year. The Geminid meteor shower occurs each December, when Earth passes through a river of debris left in the wake of an object known as Phaethon 3200.  This year the Geminids, so named because the meteors...

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