The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most prolific meteor showers of the year. The shower is active from mid-July until late August and will peak on the night of Aug. 12, before dawn on Aug.

This meteor shower peaks early, just a day or two after it officially starts, and then tails off through mid-August. Its early peak puts it on the same day as Alpha Capricornids, so if you see a ...

This low-key meteor shower is well worth a watch. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Ursid meteor shower is active between ...

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 peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower is coming soon. As many as 50 “shooting stars” per hour are expected to streak across the night sky overnight on Sunday, August 11 through Monday ...