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The Southern delta Aquariid meteor shower peaks the night of July 30 into the early morning hours of July 31. These faint ...
In this edition of WTOP’s monthly space feature, “What’s up in the sky?” Greg Redfern tells you how to see the moon, planets, ...
Astronomy fans can expect to observe a series of meteor showers this year. Check out the full list of all those scheduled to ...
Get ready for a spectacular meteor shower tonight, July 29-30. Two rare meteor showers, the Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids, peak together, promising stunning fireball meteor shower ...
Not one but two meteor showers will grace the skies as the Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids will peak together on the night of July 29-30. With the Moon out of the way, dark skies ...
The Perseid meteor shower of July 2025 is active from July 17 through Aug. 23 and will peak on the night of Aug 12-13. This will be very close to the August full moon — Aug. 9.
During meteor showers, many meteors travel through Earth's atmosphere over a short period. Most meteors burn up in space. The few that survive the trip and reach the ground and considered meteorites.
Parent comet of Lyrid meteor shower Lyrids are pieces of debris from Comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher. In mid-April each year, the Earth runs into the stream of debris from the comet, which causes the ...
Linked to Comet 96P/Machholz, the meteor shower will produce faint meteors and glowing trails, visible from Singapore until ...
Ancient Lost Worlds and Hidden History. On location videos made by author and adventurer Brien Foerster exploring Peru, ...