This rare lunar occurrence is coming at the perfect time. The seasonal “Black Moon” will appear – or rather, not appear – tonight, during one of the final nights of the Perseid meteor shower, according to timeanddate.com. RELATED: Top tips for seeing this summer’s best meteor shower A seasonal “Black Moon” occurs once every 33 months. It’s the third new …
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Updated on: Aug 20, 2025 05:03 am IST Meteors are when meteoroids enter the Earth’s atmosphere, or of any other planet, at high speed and burn up, resulting in fireballs or ‘shooting stars’. A fireball meteor tore through the Earth’s atmosphere and lit up the sky with bright blue light in Japan’s Kyushu and Shikoku, with Fukuoka Airport’s camera catching …
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Topline The annual Perseid meteor shower may have peaked overnight on Monday and Tuesday, but it did so in a night sky bleached by strong moonlight that blotted out many of the fainter “shooting stars.” Although the peak rate of meteors has since reduced, a darker sky this weekend may mean lingering Perseids are visible at night. The annual Perseid …
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A meteorite that tore through the roof of a U.S. home in June 2025 has been dated at 4.56 billion years old, making it roughly 20 million years older than Earth itself. The impact occurred on June 26 in the state of Georgia, when witnesses reported a bright fireball streaking across the sky, followed by a loud boom. The meteorite …
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The Perseid meteor shower peaked on Aug 12–13, overcoming the glare of a waning gibbous moon to put on a spectacular show of shooting stars that delighted onlookers worldwide. The Perseids are active every July and August as Earth barrels through the trail of dusty debris shed by the wandering comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. Our planet plowed through the densest part of …
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One of the most anticipated celestial events of the year is set to dazzle skywatchers as the Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak on the night of August 12 into the early hours of August 13. Known for producing bright fireballs and up to 100 meteors per hour under ideal conditions, the Perseids offer a stunning display — even with …
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One of the year’s most dazzling sky shows is about to peak as the annual Perseid meteor shower lights up the night — and you can enjoy the event live online. The Perseid meteor shower is expected to reach peak activity on Tuesday evening (Aug. 12) through the early morning hours of Wednesday (Aug. 13). The Virtual Telescope Project will …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link It’s finally time to watch one of the best meteor showers of the year: the brilliant display known as the Perseids. The Perseid meteor shower, which is known for producing dozens of bright meteors that leave long streaks in their wake, is set to peak at 4 p.m. ET Tuesday. In previous years, it produced around …
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Residents in central Victoria have reported seeing a large meteor streaking across the night sky on Sunday, with some people describing an extremely bright fireball and a loud sound as the object passed overhead. Dozens of clips and witness accounts were shared in the Facebook group Australian Meteor Reports. Saskia Reus-Smit, from Fryerstown, posted to the group that they had …
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WASHINGTON — Summer’s most dazzling meteor shower, the Perseids, peaks early Wednesday. At the same time, Venus and Jupiter will converge in the sky — overlapping like a very bright star. If your focus is the meteor shower, it’s worth knowing that this year a bright moon will dampen viewing during the pre-dawn peak, so some experts recommend waiting a …
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