The Perseids meteor shower — considered one of the best shows in the sky — is set to peak this week. But the peak for ...

The Perseids meteor shower is set to peak in August. Here's what to know and the best places to see it in Oregon.

The Perseid meteor shower is caused by Earth crossing through the orbital path of the comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, producing a ...

The Perseids meteor shower peaks this week. Weather conditions won’t be perfect, but local amateur astronomer and Sky and ...

According to NASA's monitoring, the usually strong rate of 60–100 meteors per hour could fall to just 10–20 per hour as the ...

The best time to watch is during the early predawn hours when the moon is low and skies are clear. Viewers are advised to ...

The source of the shower is periodic comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. Discovered by astronomers Lewis Swift and Horace Tuttle in July ...

Viewers should steer clear of brightly lit urban areas and seek uninterrupted sightlines to maximise the experience ...

Every August, humanity has a rendezvous with the cosmos. It is an ancient tradition, almost a rite of summer, to go out under the cover of night and wait for a "shooting star". The highest peak of the ...

The best time to watch a meteor shower is in the early predawn hours when the moon is low in the sky. Competing sources of ...

Here’s a look at what’s going on above us right now and later in the month. The expression “dog days” refers to the period ...