There's a new moon coming around, which is good news for viewers because it sets the stage for what will be the most spectacular meteor shower of the year: the Perseid meteor shower. The Perseid meteor shower takes
The annual Perseids meteor shower was set to reach its brilliant peak overnight, with as many as 100 meteors per hour visibly streaking across the sky. This year's sky spectacle was expected to be especially dazzling since it coincides with the new
The best meteor shower of the year is upon us right now. If you go outside to a dark enough place, far from the city lights, you may spot tons of shooting stars during the annual Perseid meteor shower. We've scoured the web
Every summer, the Perseid meteor shower occurs in mid-August. As Earth passes through debris from the orbit of the comet Swift-Tuttle, rubble from the comet enters the atmosphere, producing the bright "shooting stars" that astronomers observe from the
There's a new moon coming around, which is good news for viewers because it sets the stage for what will be the most spectacular meteor shower of the year: the Perseid meteor shower. The Perseid meteor shower takes