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Cross your fingers for a spectacular show on Wednesday night. Oct. 8 marks the peak of the annual Draconid Meteor Shower—a famously unpredictable event that can produce anywhere from a handful to over a thousand shooting stars per hour. The Draconid shower is started on Oct. 6 and lasts through Oct. 10. There are typically 10 meteors per hour visible …

The Draconid meteor shower peaks tonight, heralding a spectacular natural light show as a flurry of meteors streak through the moonlit October skies. Draconid meteors can be seen each year as Earth barrels through the trail of debris left behind by comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner. The shower is active during a relatively brief window from Oct. 6 to Oct. 10 and comes …

Topline Skywatchers could be treated to a rare double feature this October as two comets — C/2025 R2 (SWAN) and C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) — are forecast to brighten around the same time. Both are expected to make their closest approach to Earth around Oct. 21, possibly even reaching naked-eye visibility under dark skies. That coincides with the peak of the …

I put Destiny 2 down the instant that Ash and Iron came out, as I just could not tolerate the new activity nor more Portal grinding, even if new loot did arrive at the same time. It appears I was not alone in that, and while Destiny 2 is no stranger to playercount lows, things are getting especially dire. As …

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‘Only Murders in the Building’ peaks with a bouncy fifth season  The Washington Post Only Murders in the Building review – does this show just need to die now?  The Guardian Keegan-Michael Key Shares What It Was Like On Set of ‘Only Murders in The Building’ Season 5  People.com Only Murders in the Building Season 6 Gets Exciting Update From Cast Members  yahoo.com ‘Only …

Heads up stargazers! The September Epsilon Perseids meteor shower peaks predawn on Sept. 9. Here’s what you need to know about this annual shower to increase your chances of seeing one of its rare shooting stars. Not to be confused with the more well-known Perseid meteor shower that peaks in August each year, the September Epsilon Perseids are active between …

Why not try your luck in late August and try to spot a rare Aurigid shooting star as the shower comes to a peak later this weekend? The Aurigid meteor shower takes place each year as Earth travels through the tenuous debris trail shed by the long-period comet C/1911 N1 Kiess, which is thought to have last travelled through the …

Shares scale fresh peaks in Asia, oil eyes Ukraine talks  Reuters Stocks and oil rise before Zelenskyy-Trump meeting in Washington, UK house prices fall in August – business live  The Guardian Asia Set for Cautious Open Ahead of Ukraine Talks: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com Asia-Pacific markets mostly rise as investors await U.S.-Ukraine talks  CNBC Asian shares mostly gain as eyes turn to meetings at the …

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 …