Monday, Aug. 12, offers a rare double sky event — a planetary conjunction in the pre-dawn sky and the peak of one of the year ...

The shower has been active since July 17 and will continue until August 24. The best opportunity to see them will be when it reaches the maximum number of meteors of around 150 per hour (its ‘peak’) ...

The meteors are called the Perseids because they appear to radiate from the constellation Perseus, which at that time of ...

One of the most prolific meteor showers of the year will peak overnight on Aug. 12-13, but a bright moon will reduce its ...