The skies of April and May are about to be lit up by two of the year's most beautiful meteor shower events. Commencing on April 17, and visible until April 26, the Lyrid meteor shower will fall ...

The Lyrid meteor shower is one of the oldest meteor showers on record. Ancient Chinese astronomers documented it as far back as 687 B.C.E., noting how the "stars fell like rain" in the spring sky.

Should be a great night for the Lyrid meteor shower beginning around 10:30 p.m. with best viewing after midnight until 6 a.m. Some fog could be in a few spots overnight, thickest at sunrise.

Keep an eye on the skies, the next celestial show starts soon and promises shooting stars. The Lyrid meteor shower will begin this week and could bring some fireballs to the skies over Ohio.

Over 2,000 years ago, in 687 BCE, the Zuo Zhuan, an ancient Chinese narrative history, described a Lyrid meteor shower where the "stars fell like rain." Descriptions of the Lyrids are also found ...