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As many as 100 "shooting stars" per hour can be seen during the peak of the Perseids on Aug. 12 and 13, but a bright full ...
The Perseid meteor shower, named for its proximity to the constellation Perseus, is the best and brightest meteor shower each ...
The Perseid meteor shower, peaking on August 12-13, 2025, promises a dazzling display despite an 80% illuminated Moon.
The annual Perseid meteor shower will peak next week, dazzling Texas skies with shooting stars. The meteor shower, which has ...
The Perseids Meteor Shower is one of the best and most popular meteor showers of the year, and it'll soon be at its peak.
The annual meteor shower is usually easiest to catch just before dawn when they're appearing in the darkest part of the night ...
If you missed the peaks of the last two meteor showers in July, have no fear. There's still one meteor shower ongoing and ...
The source of the Perseid meteor shower is comet 109P/Swift–Tuttle, which takes 133 years to orbit the Sun once. In 1865, ...
The full moon shines bright in three days, just before the peak of the Perseid meteor shower and 11 days before the next planet spectacle.
There's plenty to see in the night sky in August 2025, ranging from planetary conjunctions to spotting the Dumbbell Nebula.
Alexandria Echo Press reporter Lisa Johnson and Astro Bob talk about the Perseid meteor shower, Jupiter and Venus, and the return of Mercury in this episode of "Minnesota Night Skies." ...