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The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here’s how to see shooting stars.

The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here’s how to see shooting stars.

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks overnight Sunday and into the predawn hours Monday, giving skywatchers around the world a chance to ...

NASA Urges Public To Leave The City For The Perseid Meteor Shower This Weekend

NASA Urges Public To Leave The City For The Perseid Meteor Shower This Weekend

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Dr. Sarah Adams

A meteor streaks across the Milky Way during the Perseid meteor shower. Getty Where is the best place to see the Perseid ...

Perseid meteor shower, one of the most dramatic of the year, is underway

Perseid meteor shower, one of the most dramatic of the year, is underway

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Dr. Sarah Adams

One of the best meteor showers of the year is underway, offering a chance to see shooting stars in the summer night ...

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but don’t expect much this year

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but don’t expect much this year

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Come Monday morning, April 22, the first good meteor shower in nearly four months reaches its peak: The annual Lyrid meteors. Unfortunately, ...

The year’s 1st meteor shower blazes over North America on Jan. 3

The year’s 1st meteor shower blazes over North America on Jan. 3

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The Quadrantid meteor shower will peak this week and could bring up to 120 shooting stars per hour to the night sky. ...

Where to see and peak times

Where to see and peak times

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

One of the best meteor showers of the year peaks this week, and if conditions are clear, experts say skywatchers could be ...