meteor shower

Orionid meteor shower

NASA lists the Orionid meteor shower among the sky events for October 21–22, 2026.

Key facts

  • Status: scheduled
  • Time precision: unknown
The Orionids are a meteor shower. NASA explains that annual showers occur as Earth passes through debris trails left by comets or asteroids. The available evidence does not specify the exact peak time or the duration of activity in this case.