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ATHENS, Ga. — A meteorite that punched a hole i n a Georgia homeowner’s roof after blazing across the sky in a fiery streak is older than the Earth itself, according to scientist who examined fragments of the space rock. People in several Southern states reported seeing the mysterious fireball in broad daylight on June 26 as it hurtled toward …

How to Watch the Perseids, the Strongest Meteor Shower of the Summer  The New York Times Blame it on the moon. This year’s Perseids meteors won’t be as visible at their peak  NPR Attention stargazers! It’s time for one of the best meteor showers of the year — the Perseids  CBC The Perseid meteor shower 2025 peaks Aug. 12-13: Here’s what to expect …

The Milky Way reflects on the Dillon Reservoir in Summit County. The Perseid meteor shower is expected to light up the sky with hundreds of shooting stars this August.Colton Sturgeon/Courtesy photo Colorado’s night skies will be filled with hundreds of shooting stars this month as one of the best meteor showers of the year rains down on the Rocky Mountains. …

If you were hoping to see some fireballs in the sky this summer, this might be the best time and place to do it. The Perseid meteor shower, one of the biggest and best meteor showers on the calendar, is back and ready to put on a show. While the meteor shower officially takes place between July 14 and Sept. …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Summer’s most dazzling meteor shower, the Perseids, peaks soon. This year, a bright moon will dampen viewing at the time of peak early Wednesday morning, so some experts recommend waiting a week or so to glimpse shooting stars against a darker sky. The Perseids “are an incredible meteor shower,” said Thaddeus LaCoursiere, planetarium program coordinator at the …

On the evening of Aug. 3, 2025, NASA photographer Bill Ingalls captured a fleeting ‘shooting star’ over the night skies in West Virginia during two different meteor showers. As these events continue to rain meteors across the sky, stargazers plan to see these events in areas with little light pollution. What is it? Meteor showers occur when Earth, on its …

The Perseids peak next week. Here’s where to see the meteor shower in California  San Francisco Chronicle The Perseid meteor shower 2025 peaks Aug. 12-13: Here’s what to expect from the dazzling cosmic light show  Space The Sturgeon Moon rises, followed by the Moon’s tour of the Solar System planets. Here’s how to see it  BBC Sky at Night Magazine Meteor Activity Outlook …

While they are already glittering across the evening sky, the most popular meteor shower is about to reach its peak, with a chance of large fireballs exploding against the black backdrop of night. The Perseid meteor shower has already streaked across the sky since July 17 and will continue until Aug. 23, but they should reach peak speed and volume …

Get ready stargazers: the Perseid meteor shower peaks next week, Aug. 12-13, bringing up to 100 shooting stars per hour, along with the potential for dazzling fireballs The Perseid meteor shower occurs each year as Earth barrels through the trail of ancient debris shed by comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. These cometary fragments — often no larger than a grain of sand — …

The biggest and best of the summer’s string of meteor showers is now underway. The Perseids – known for bringing bright fireballs that arc across the sky – started in mid-July. The meteor shower is expected to be more visible as it continues to ramp up toward its peak, which will be Aug. 12 and Aug. 13. These “shooting stars” …