The first meteor shower of the year is expected to light up the sky on Friday night, with stargazers in the UK to see up to 50 “shooting stars” an hour. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

It is the second chance stargazers will be able to catch a glimpse of shooting stars across UK skies tonight. The spectacle in the sky will show up to 50 shooting stars per hour, in what is considered to be "one of the best annual meteor showers" of the year.

See you crater, 2024! After a year of out-of-this-world solar events — including a total solar eclipse and sightings of the northern lights — 2025 will bring even more reasons to look up at the sky. Things are looking bright in the new year already,