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The Perseid meteor shower starts this week. Here's why you should look up now
The Perseid meteor shower begins on July 17 alongside two others, making "shooting stars" likely any night this month and next.
The Perseid meteor shower is here! How to see the best shooting stars this summer
The 2026 Perseid meteor shower is active from tonight and peaks alongside a dramatic total solar eclipse on Aug. 12-13.
The most unpredictable meteor shower of the year peaks this week. Here's what to expect
The June Bootids usually produce just a handful of meteors, but this notoriously unpredictable shower has a history of surprise outbursts.
Watch a fireball burn a 300 mile path above the Midwest US (video)
The fireball traveled 300 miles in a matter of seconds before disintegrating in spectacular fashion.
Rare daytime meteor shower peak this week — here's how to see (and even hear) them
Most meteor showers are seen after dark, but the Arietids offer a rare chance to spot shooting stars in the dawn sky.
Meteor streaks across the sky above big observatory | Space photo of the day for June 5, 2026
Searing across the night sky, a meteor puts on a spectacular show above Arizona's Kitt Peak National Observatory.
Massive boom over northeastern US was a meteor explosion as powerful as 300 tons of TNT, NASA confirms
Footage from a satellite confirmed that a May 30 sonic boom heard over the northeastern US was from a meteor, NASA stated.
Perseid meteor shower 2026 — When, where and how to see it
Reference The Perseid meteor shower is one of the best shooting star displays of the year.
