For context, during the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in 2020, those planets appeared ... the 23rd doesn’t overlap with the Perseids meteor shower a few weeks earlier (the 12th this ...
This year August holds two aces up its sleeve: very favorable conditions for the Perseid meteor shower and a close gathering of planets in the west. Look for the Perseids after 10 p.m. the nights ...
Perseid meteors in the night sky via NASA’s All Sky Fireball Network cameras across the US. Credit: Space.com |footage ...
This meteor shower is expected to peak on April 22, producing about 18 meteors per hour from the debris trail of comet Thatcher. The Perseids are expected to peak on August 12, with over 100 ...
along with the Geminid meteor shower in December and the Perseid meteor shower in August. But the Quadrantids meteor shower has a relatively short peak period of only six hours or so. The ...
The Geminid meteor shower peaks overnight on Dec. 13 and Dec. 14. The Geminids are active between Nov. 19 to Dec. 24 each year. This year, the moon will not interfere too much with Geminid meteor ...
There is just something magical about the night skies and stargazing in Dubai. Whether with your own eyes or through the lens of a telescope, catching a glimpse of another planet or a supermoon is ...
February is a pretty subdued month as far as meteor showers go. However, If you happen to be in the Southern Hemisphere, there’s one shower that reaches peak brightness this month: the Alpha ...
This marks an increase in the frequency of artificial meteor showers caused by the decommissioning of first-generation Starlink satellites. According to Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer at the ...
There are several spectacular opportunities to see meteor showers in the UK throughout ... Steady stream of meteors over several days Perseids: July 17 - August 24. Many fast and bright meteors ...
The most popular and prolific meteor shower of the year, the Perseids, will peak the night of August 12, with some potential for interstellar fireworks early on the mornings of August 11 and 12 ...