The Perseid meteor shower is visible from Thursday, July 17th, through September 1. The Perseids are predicted to reach their zenith or peak streak on the evening of August 12th, continuing until just ...

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The Perseids meteor shower begins this week and is expected to offer one of the best shows in the sky of 2025. The event is considered the best meteor shower of the year, according to NASA, and is ...

Gather round and gaze up, cosmic kids, the annual Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight. In previous years, the Perseid shower has produced as many as 40-50 visible meteors per hour at its peak.

These visual spectacles require no equipment, and can be best spotted at places with a clear horizon, away from city lights ...

The Perseid meteor shower is starting, and backyard astronomers will soon be able to catch a glimpse of the annual event. The meteor shower starts on Thursday, July 17, and ends Saturday, August 23, ...

This year, the Draconid meteor shower will peak between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10 October is already a season of mysticism and magic, but what if I told you that the sky is about to cast its own spell? Every ...

Have you ever seen a meteor shower? If not, there's one coming up next week that you'll be able to view, and it's called the Orionid meteor shower. This meteor shower originates from the famed, Halley ...

NASA captured multiple meteor showers happening at once in August 2015 from a station in Huntsville, Ala. Two of them are the Southern Delta Aquariid and the Alpha Capricornid. (NASA) Two meteor ...

Missed the Geminid meteor shower earlier this month? Don't worry. We're in for a little pre-Christmas stargazing treat. The Ursid meteor shower — the final one of the year — is predicted to peak in ...

Following the supermoon on Oct. 6, October will continue to bring celestial events to Tennessee skies, with four meteor showers scheduled to appear during the month. The Draconids, Orionids, Southern ...

The Draconid meteor shower is set to begin on the same night as the supermoon, coinciding with the activation of two other meteor showers. The meteor shower is expected to start on Monday, Oct. 6, ...