Celestial events in 2025: Quadrantid meteor shower, planetary parade, and more - Know when and where to watch
5 days, 22 hours ago

Celestial events in 2025: Quadrantid meteor shower, planetary parade, and more - Know when and where to watch

Live Mint  

The year 2025 promises to be an exciting one for stargazers, with a variety of celestial events scheduled to occur. Starting from Quadrantid meteor shower to lunar eclipses, supermoons, here are the celestial events to watch out for in 2025. Quadrantid meteor shower The first celestial event of 2025 is today, January 3. Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on January 3 and 4, it will be the year's first chance to see fireballs in the sky. Lyrids meteor shower NASA describes Lyrids as the oldest known meteor showers which have been observed for 2700 years.

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First meteor shower of 2025 to light up the night sky
5 days, 16 hours ago

First meteor shower of 2025 to light up the night sky

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The first meteor shower of the year is expected to light …

Quadrantid Meteor Shower: First 'shooting stars' of 2025 – when and where to watch
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6 days, 12 hours ago

Quadrantid Meteor Shower: First 'shooting stars' of 2025 – when and where to watch

India Today  

Are you looking to kick off the New Year with a spectacular celestial show? You may be in for some luck since the Quadrantid meteor shower will be the first major space event of 2025 - and it's right around the corner. The meteor shower, known for its bright fireballs and shooting stars, will peak during the early hours of …

How to Watch the Spectacular Quadrantids Meteor Shower Tonight
55 years ago

How to Watch the Spectacular Quadrantids Meteor Shower Tonight

Wired  

If you want to get into stargazing in 2025, there’s no better place to start than viewing a meteor shower. How to Watch a Meteor Shower You don’t need any special equipment to see a meteor shower—in fact, using devices like binoculars or telescopes actually prevents you from seeing meteors, because they travel too fast to be seen through the …

Quadrantids 2025: First meteor shower of the year to deliver hundreds of shooting stars
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6 days, 16 hours ago

Quadrantids 2025: First meteor shower of the year to deliver hundreds of shooting stars

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The first meteor shower of the year is expected to deliver up to …

Mars, Saturn and Venus to align on Jan 22: How to watch first planetary parade of 2025 in India
6 days, 19 hours ago

Mars, Saturn and Venus to align on Jan 22: How to watch first planetary parade of 2025 in India

Live Mint  

Planetary Parade 2025: The New Year has set in, and the universe seems to be joining in the festive spirit with humans, with a ‘planetary parade’ likely to occur in the first month of 2025. Planetary Parade 2025: When to watch In 2025, the planetary parade will happen two times, once in January and once in 2025. Planetary Parade: January …

Sun begins 2025 with a double bang, Earth glistens in bright auroras
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1 week ago

Sun begins 2025 with a double bang, Earth glistens in bright auroras

India Today  

As the world celebrated the arrival of 2025 with dazzling fireworks, Earth contributed its own breathtaking show: the northern lights. Two powerful coronal mass ejections from the Sun struck Earth's magnetic field on New Year’s Eve, igniting geomagnetic storms that painted the night sky with vibrant auroras visible as far south as California, Austria, and Germany. These solar phenomena unleashed …

Eclipse, Meteors, Auroras, Supermoon in 2025
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1 week ago

Eclipse, Meteors, Auroras, Supermoon in 2025

Deccan Chronicle  

The new year will bring a pair of lunar eclipses, but don’t expect any sun-disappearing acts like the one that mesmerized North America last spring. Here’s a sneak peek of what’s ahead: ECLIPSES The moon will vanish for more than an hour over North and South America on March 14, followed two weeks later by a partial solar eclipse visible …

First meteor shower of 2025: Quadrantids to dazzle the sky this friday
1 week ago

First meteor shower of 2025: Quadrantids to dazzle the sky this friday

India Today  

For skywatchers, this Friday will be the year's first chance to see fireballs in the sky. When the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on Friday, it will be the year's first chance to see fireballs in the sky. The source of the Quadrantids is debris from the asteroid 2003 EH1. How to view a meteor shower The Quadrantids are best viewed …

First meteor shower of 2025 is coming. How to catch the Quadrantids
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1 week ago

First meteor shower of 2025 is coming. How to catch the Quadrantids

India Today  

As the new year unfolds, stargazers are in for a treat with the Quadrantid meteor shower, which peaks on January 3-4, 2025. This celestial event marks the first significant meteor shower of the year, offering a dazzling display of fireballs streaking across the night sky. The Quadrantids are unique among meteor showers as they originate from the asteroid 2003 EH1, …

The Quadrantids meteor shower is here! Here’s the peak viewing time for SoCal
1 week ago

The Quadrantids meteor shower is here! Here’s the peak viewing time for SoCal

LA Times  

The Quadrantids meteor shower is seen near Half Moon Bay in January 2024. Shooting stars darting across the darkened Southern California skies from an annual meteor shower will appear strongest over the next two days. The annual Quadrantids meteor shower will hit peak visibility, particularly in the Northern Hemisphere with around 25 meteors per hour, according to Ed Krupp, director …

How to see meteor showers, eclipses and full moons in 2025
1 week, 1 day ago

How to see meteor showers, eclipses and full moons in 2025

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu/Getty Images January 13: Wolf moon February 12: Snow moon March 14: Worm moon April 12: Pink moon May 12: Flower moon June 11: Strawberry moon July 10: Buck moon August 9: Sturgeon moon September 7: Corn moon October 6: Harvest moon November 5: Beaver moon December 4: Cold moon Solar …

How to catch the Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of 2025
1 week, 1 day ago

How to catch the Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of 2025

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on Friday, it will be the year’s first chance to see fireballs in the sky. Here’s what to know about the Quadrantids and other meteor showers. Sometimes the surrounding air glows briefly, leaving behind a fiery tail — the end of a “shooting star.” You don’t need special equipment to see the …

Quadrantids meteor shower to welcome 2025: Where and when to watch cosmic wonders in India
1 week, 2 days ago

Quadrantids meteor shower to welcome 2025: Where and when to watch cosmic wonders in India

Live Mint  

New Year 2025 will open with a stunning celestial event, welcoming new beginnings with meteor shower Quadrantids. Quadrantids, famous for its brief period but intense peak, are one of the best meteor showers held annually. Second meteor shower of the year will be the Lyrid which will be active between April 16 and 25 but will peak on April 23 …

Ursid meteor shower: How to watch
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Ursid meteor shower: How to watch

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — Look up to see the Ursid meteor shower, the final celestial display of the year, on Sunday morning. The meteor shower is also the least observed due to the busy holiday season and typically cold, cloudy nights in the Northern Hemisphere during this time of year, according to the American …

Ursid meteor shower 2024: The final meteor shower of the year
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Ursid meteor shower 2024: The final meteor shower of the year

India Today  

Prepare to witness the much awaited rare celestial event - the final meteor shower of the year, the Ursid fireball show which will streak the sky with delectable streaks of hot orange. During the peak, night watchers can expect around 5 to 10 meteors per hour under ideal conditions, providing a reliable and exciting viewing experience. Although people have observed …

Ursid Meteor Shower 2024: When, where and how to watch last celestial spectacle of the year
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Ursid Meteor Shower 2024: When, where and how to watch last celestial spectacle of the year

Live Mint  

Ursid Meteor Shower 2024: As we approach the last celestial spectacle of the year – the Ursid meteor shower, it's time to know all about the celestial spectacle. When and where to watch Ursid Meteor Shower? Ursid Meteor Shower 2024 For best views of the astronomical phenomenon, sky gazers can consider the time before dawn when the meteors in the …

Missed Geminid meteor shower? Here’s how you can catch glimpse of ‘Ursids’ on December 21
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Missed Geminid meteor shower? Here’s how you can catch glimpse of ‘Ursids’ on December 21

Live Mint  

If you could not catch a glimpse of the Geminids, one of the major meteor showers whose peak viewing was on December 13, will be visible till December 21. Under ideal conditions, the Geminid meteor shower is known for being one of the brightest and most spectacular displays of the year, with many meteors visible each hour. However, this year’s …

Geminids meteor shower peaks on December 13-14: Here’s how to catch the best view
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Geminids meteor shower peaks on December 13-14: Here’s how to catch the best view

Live Mint  

The Geminids Meteor Shower is currently active and will remain visible until December 21, 2024. Next up The Ursids Meteor Shower The Ursids are set to peak on the night of December 21-22, 2024, with the moon at 59% full. The Quadrantids: The new year's meteor showers After the Geminids and Ursids, the Quadrantids Meteor Shower will dominate the skies …

Geminids Meteor shower 2024: Year's brightest display peaks tonight
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Geminids Meteor shower 2024: Year's brightest display peaks tonight

India Today  

The sky is all set to light up with its annual meteorite shower gala. Called Geminids and considered one of the best annual meteor showers, are all set to peak from Friday night into early Saturday. According to the American Meteor Society, an almost full moon this year means up to 15 meteors per hour are expected at peak time. …

Geminid meteor shower peak offers rare chance to see green shooting stars
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Geminid meteor shower peak offers rare chance to see green shooting stars

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The biggest meteor shower of the year will peak on Friday 13 December, …

Geminid meteor shower: How and when to see the December peak
4 weeks ago

Geminid meteor shower: How and when to see the December peak

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Sky-gazers may get the chance to glimpse some of the dozens of meteors that will streak across the sky as the annual Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. But Lunsford also suggested to look for a glimpse of the meteors in the early morning hours of Friday and Saturday to avoid the …

What is Geminid meteor shower? When and how to see dazzling shooting stars
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What is Geminid meteor shower? When and how to see dazzling shooting stars

Hindustan Times  

It's that time of the year again. The annual Geminid meteor shower, which began Tuesday, will continue dazzling the night skies until Christmas Eve. Called the Geminids, the Northern Hemisphere's brightest shooting stars will peak on December 13 and 14 with more than 120 meteors per hour. So, here's all you need to know about the celestial spectacle: When and …

Final supermoon of 2024 coincides with Leonid meteor shower
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Final supermoon of 2024 coincides with Leonid meteor shower

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two rare celestial spectacles will coincide this weekend as the last supermoon of …

Rare "outburst" meteor shower will be visible this weekend
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rare "outburst" meteor shower will be visible this weekend

Salon  

When the Leonids fly across the sky, stargazers know that the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle is nearby. Every year, the iconic meteor shower offers a spectacular show… and experts say this weekend is going to be particularly special. Between November 3rd and December 2nd, but especially during the weekend of November 16-17, the Leonids will be unusually easy to see and appreciate, …

The Leonid meteor shower is peaking as the supermoon wanes – what you need to know
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Leonid meteor shower is peaking as the supermoon wanes – what you need to know

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That bright glowing orb will still be almost full when the Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend, …

1st human-made meteor shower: How a NASA mission could make the impossible possible
4 months, 1 week ago

1st human-made meteor shower: How a NASA mission could make the impossible possible

Hindustan Times  

The extent of man-made creations is imaginably vast but still limiting. Countering that belief, a NASA mission could now rain down the first human-made meteor shower – all thanks to space debris. The September 2022 mission, initially designed to test whether humanity could deflect a potentially lethal asteroid away from our planet's path, ultimately also ended up reshaping the moonlet. …

How to watch the last night of the perseid meteor shower as it peaks
4 months, 3 weeks ago

How to watch the last night of the perseid meteor shower as it peaks

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The world will get its last chance to see the peak of the …

Perseid meteor shower to peak tonight alongside northern lights
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Perseid meteor shower to peak tonight alongside northern lights

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The biggest meteor shower of the year is set to peak on Sunday …

Look up tonight! Perseid Meteor Shower peaks this evening with up to 100 shooting stars overhead every hour - here's the best time to see it
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Look up tonight! Perseid Meteor Shower peaks this evening with up to 100 shooting stars overhead every hour - here's the best time to see it

Daily Mail  

The Perseid Meteor Shower is set to peak tonight - and you don't want to miss it If you're a fan of skygazing, make sure you have this evening marked off in your calendar. At the peak of the shower, you'll have the opportunity to see up to 100 shooting stars overhead every hour. Skywatchers across the UK will be …

The Perseids are here. Here's how to see the 'fireballs' of summer's brightest meteor shower
5 months ago

The Perseids are here. Here's how to see the 'fireballs' of summer's brightest meteor shower

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Multiple meteor showers occur annually and you don’t need …

Lyrid Meteor Shower peaks tonight with up to 18 shooting stars overhead every hour - here's the best time to see the spectacular display from the UK
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lyrid Meteor Shower peaks tonight with up to 18 shooting stars overhead every hour - here's the best time to see the spectacular display from the UK

Daily Mail  

It's something that features on many people's bucket lists. And now you might finally get the chance to see a shooting star, with a stunning meteor shower set to peak this evening. Here's everything you need to know about the Lyrid Meteor Shower, including how and when to see it from the UK. And now you might finally get the …

From a Total Solar Eclipse to 11 meteor showers: The stunning astronomical events set to grace our skies in 2024 - and how to see them
1 year ago

From a Total Solar Eclipse to 11 meteor showers: The stunning astronomical events set to grace our skies in 2024 - and how to see them

Daily Mail  

2024 may be the year that wealthy 'space tourists' pay billions of dollars to jet into orbit aboard luxury space pods. There's no shortage of stunning spectacles for skygazers to enjoy in 2024, from stunning meteor showers to the total solar eclipse Meteor showers in 2024 Quadrantids Lyrids Eta Aquariids Alpha Capricornids Delta Aquariids Perseids Draconids Orionids Taurids Leonids Geminids …

Quadrantids 2024: How to watch first meteor shower in US, all details inside
1 year ago

Quadrantids 2024: How to watch first meteor shower in US, all details inside

Hindustan Times  

The Quadrantid meteor shower, which is likely to be this year's first and strongest meteor shower, will blaze through United States skies between January 3-4 and it is expected to bring up to 120 shooting stars every hour. Unlike other meteor showers, the Quadrantids usually last for a few hours at night, and one can witness dozens of meteors if …

Geminids meteor shower to peak tonight. How and when to watch the celestial show
1 year ago

Geminids meteor shower to peak tonight. How and when to watch the celestial show

Live Mint  

Geminids Meteor Shower 2023: The Geminids meteor shower, famous for multicoloured sparks of light across the sky, are set to peak on Thursday night. Geminids meteor shower 2023: When to watch the meteor shower The Geminidsmeteor shower will start getting visible in India around 5.30 PM IST on Thursday, December 14, which is when its radiant points will rise above …

Solar eclipse to meteor showers: When to watch celestial events of October 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

Solar eclipse to meteor showers: When to watch celestial events of October 2023

Hindustan Times  

October skies are gearing up for a series of breathtaking celestial events. Stargazers and astronomy enthusiasts are in for a treat with two meteor showers, bright planet sightings, and the annular solar eclipse scheduled for mid-month. Here's the list of must-watch celestial events taking place in October 2023: FILE PHOTO: A combination of ten pictures shows the progression of a …

Forecasters reveal best time to see dramatic meteor shower tonight
1 year, 4 months ago

Forecasters reveal best time to see dramatic meteor shower tonight

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Around midnight is the “best time” to see a dramatic …

Where and when to watch Perseid Meteor shower 2023
1 year, 4 months ago

Where and when to watch Perseid Meteor shower 2023

Hindustan Times  

The NASA All Sky Fireball Network has started spotting the first meteors from this year's Perseid meteor shower! The Perseids are one of the brightest meteor showers in the year On July 26, 2023, the NASA All Sky Fireball Network detected the first Perseid meteor of the year. “The Perseid meteor shower is one of the richest and this year …

Perseid meteor shower: When and how to watch
1 year, 4 months ago

Perseid meteor shower: When and how to watch

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. “It also won’t rise until almost 4am, meaning you have some time to view the meteor shower without any moonlight interfering.” Like most major meteor showers, the Perseids will be most visible to viewers in the Northern Hemisphere, just a few hours before dawn, and there is the potential to …

The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend and it’s even better this year
1 year, 4 months ago

The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend and it’s even better this year

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak this weekend, sending bright trails of light streaking across the night sky. “If you’ve got nice clear weather and a good dark sky, you go out just before dawn and you’ll see a Perseid per minute or so,” said NASA meteor scientist Bill Cooke. “That’s a pretty good show.” …

Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend: How to watch the ‘falling stars’?
1 year, 8 months ago

Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend: How to watch the ‘falling stars’?

Hindustan Times  

The Lyrids meteor shower, which peaks during late April, is one of the oldest known meteor showers. According to Nasa, the first recorded sighting of a Lyrid meteor shower goes back to 687 BC by the Chinese. Timing of the shower in New York In The Sky reported that the activity of the annual Lyrid meteor shower will peak for …

A chance to watch the celestial spectacle of Lyrids meteor shower from the foothills of Anaimalai
1 year, 8 months ago

A chance to watch the celestial spectacle of Lyrids meteor shower from the foothills of Anaimalai

The Hindu  

After the death of his wife Eurydice, Orpheus, the son of the Greek god Apollo and goddess Calliope, overcome with grief, ventured into the underworld to try and bring her back. Lyrids Meteor Shower viewing tips It is best observed from the Northern Hemisphere after the moonset and before dawn. In Coimbatore, the Pollachi-based tourism operators, The Papyrus Itineraries, in …

Dozens of ‘spectacular’ shooting stars on display across night sky tonight
2 years ago

Dozens of ‘spectacular’ shooting stars on display across night sky tonight

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year peaks this week, …

Ursid meteor shower 2021 to peak on longest night of the year
3 years ago

Ursid meteor shower 2021 to peak on longest night of the year

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One of the biggest meteor showers of the year is set to coincide …

Here's Your December 2021 Celestial Events Calendar! Watch Meteor Showers, Comet Leonard & More
3 years, 1 month ago

Here's Your December 2021 Celestial Events Calendar! Watch Meteor Showers, Comet Leonard & More

ABP News  

New Delhi: Several astronomical objects can be spotted in the sky, during the early evening hours, or before sunrise this month. The December sky-watching highlights include the annual Geminid showers, Comet Leonard, and the Solar System's gas giants, among others. The Moon passes by Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter in turn, each evening after Sunset, from December 6 to 10 | …

Meteor showers galore: Here is a list of celestial events in October to keep an eye out for
3 years, 3 months ago

Meteor showers galore: Here is a list of celestial events in October to keep an eye out for

Firstpost  

From the Leonis Minorids Meteor Shower to the Southern Taurid Meteor Shower, the Draconid Meteor Shower and the δ-Aurigid Meteor Shower, October is a sky watchers delight. 5 October: Peak of the Camelopardalid Meteor Shower – Among the many constellations, Camelopardalis is one of the most ignored ones in the night sky. 10 October: Peak of the Southern Taurid Meteor …

Perseid meteor shower 2021: When and where to watch the dazzling celestial event
3 years, 4 months ago

Perseid meteor shower 2021: When and where to watch the dazzling celestial event

India Today  

The Perseid meteor shower, one of the most amazing and unique celestial events, will be visible on the night of August 12, 13 for people in the Northern Hemisphere. Known for fireballs that glow in the night sky, these meteors leave behind a dusty trail every year as Earth passes through their debris field. To watch the meteor shower, find …

Perseid meteor shower: See amazing throwback photos by stargazers
3 years, 4 months ago

Perseid meteor shower: See amazing throwback photos by stargazers

India Today  

The most anticipated meteor shower, Perseid is an annual phenomenon that occurs between mid-July and early August when Earth passes through the remains of comet 'Swift-Tuttle'. Perseid meteor shower will be visible on the night of August 12, 13 for people in the Northern Hemisphere. Scroll down to see some of the best photos of Perseid meteor shower from recent …

What is the Perseid meteor shower set to dazzle skies this month?
3 years, 5 months ago

What is the Perseid meteor shower set to dazzle skies this month?

India Today  

As the skies clear in August, stargazers will be in for dazzling nights as the Earth passes through Perseid meteor fragments. According to astronomers, the meteor shower will probably produce the greatest number of meteors on August 11, 12 and 13, and the best time to watch will be between midnight to dawn on these days. A much-anticipated meteor showers …

Perseid meteor shower: Annual celestial event to peak in August as Nasa spots first glowing fragment
3 years, 5 months ago

Perseid meteor shower: Annual celestial event to peak in August as Nasa spots first glowing fragment

India Today  

It is August, which means the star-filled skies are going to be lit once again by the much-awaited Perseids meteors, dubbed as the biggest meteor showers of the year. Despite the moon's brightness affecting the peak time to watch the stunning celestial show, one meteor which appears like a shooting star can be seen every two minutes. In this ten-second …

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