There are approximately 30 meteor showers a year that are visible to us on Earth, and this one occurring every late April can produce some of the brightest and fastest meteors. The Lyrid meteor shower will peak late at night on April 21, 2021, and in the early hours of the following morning.
The Lyrid meteor shower, named after constellation Lyra from where it appears to come from, was first observed in 687 BCE, and happens when Earth passes through the tail of the comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher, NASA explained.
