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 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Overnight on Monday, Aug. 12, through Tuesday, Aug. 13, sees ...

It’s that time of year again, and the peak of what’s revered as the “best meteor shower of the year” is approaching. Meteor showers occur when Earth passes through streams of debris left behind by ...

The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most popular and most watched meteor showers each year. It happens when Earth moves through a path filled with dust and small rocks left by Comet Swift-Tuttle.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. When is the Perseid meteor shower? Happening right now — and ...

The Perseids are considered 'the best meteor shower of the year' VCG via Getty Look up, because the sky is about to put on its most magical performance of the summer! Meteor shower season spans from ...

The Perseid meteor shower above the Kusca fairy chimneys in Turkey, on Aug. 12. (Ercin Erturk/Getty Images) Although the Perseid meteor shower peaked late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning, ...

The 2026 calendar has a few major standouts: a late-night total lunar eclipse, a particularly promising Perseid meteor shower ...

This year, the Perseids are expected to peak Tuesday, Aug. 12, and Wednesday, Aug. 13. Unfortunately, the Perseid meteor shower is peaking three days after a full moon that could outshine the fainter ...