Every April, Earth barrels through a trail of ancient debris left behind by a comet most of us will never live to see, and the night sky puts on a show for it. The Lyrids peak Tuesday night, April 21, into Wednesday morning, and this year the universe actually cooperated for once—no moon washing out […] The post The Lyrid Meteor Shower Is Peaking Tonight, and the Viewing Conditions Are Shockingly Good appeared first on VICE .