Geminid meteor shower peaks next week
Digest more
CLEVELAND, Ohio — There’s still time to catch the Perseid meteor shower, with darker skies now offering better viewing than during its moonlit peak. Stargazers who head out between now and Aug. 23 will have a clearer chance to enjoy one of the ...
The Perseids meteor shower peaks August 12–13, with the best viewing between midnight and 3 a.m. An 84% full Moon will reduce visibility, making faint meteors harder to see. Viewers may still catch 10–20 meteors per hour in dark areas without special ...
The most popular meteor shower of the year will soon peak in Wisconsin. The Perseid meteor shower, named for its proximity to the constellation Perseus, is the best and brightest meteor shower each year, according to NASA. The shower is especially known ...
A trio of celestial events could dazzle across the sky in August, starting with the Full Sturgeon Moon, followed by the conjunction of Jupiter and Venus, and then the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower. The eighth full Moon of the year, known as the ...