Want to see ‘fireballs’ light up the sky? Here’s how to catch the Perseid meteor shower0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 20, 2021
Gaze upon the night sky as the best meteor shower of the year makes its annual return.
Gaze upon the night sky as the best meteor shower of the year makes its annual return.
How does a space rock make such an impressive display of shooting stars?
Life may be dull as we all stay home to curb the spread of COVID-19, but sky-watchers are set to have a bumper November. According to EarthSky, the South and North Taurid meteor showers are due to appear this month, followed by a Leonid meteor shower and a penumbral lunar eclipse.
The meteor shower will peak on Wednesday night.
Still good for watching one of the best meteor showers of the entire year? The Perseid Meteor Shower is going on right now, and there are more chances to catch the show, even after its Tuesday night peak.
Are you ready for the year’s most popular meteor shower?
A planned NASA mission to test its capability to defend Earth from an incoming asteroid could cause the planet’s first-ever artificial meteor shower, a study found earlier this year.
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks overnight tonight (May 4), with the best views arriving before dawn on Tuesday (May 5).
You may not be able to see the moon in the sky tonight, but if you look up for long enough at a dark, clear sky, you may catch some “shooting stars.”
For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the start of autumn means a few things: chillier days, longer nights, and lots of shooting stars.