Browsing: Perseid meteor shower
ToplineFor skywatchers across North America and Europe, Wednesday, Aug. 12 offers a rare opportunity to experience two very different celestial…
ToplineOne of the rarest combinations of celestial events in years is now less than three weeks away. On Aug. 12,…
Summer is one of the best times of year to spend a night beneath the stars. Warm evenings and late…
ToplineThe month’s new moon occurs at 5:43 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 14, but it is no ordinary reset of…
ToplineOvernight on Monday, Aug. 12, through Tuesday, Aug. 13, sees the annual peak of the Perseid meteor shower, when up…
ToplineThe two brightest planets to the naked eye, Venus and Jupiter, will pass to within a degree of each other…
When is the Perseid meteor shower? Happening right now — and peaking this week — the fastest and brightest meteor…
The Perseid meteor shower, the most popular “shooting star” display of the year, will be far from its best because…
The annual Perseid meteor shower is a highlight of the astronomical calendar. Its peak is still a few weeks away,…
The first meteors from two overlapping showers — the Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids — will begin streaking across…