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Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight Under New‑Moon Skies

Dark new‑moon skies promise unusually good visibility, with local clouds, wildfire smoke, light pollution determining what viewers actually see.

Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Under Moonless Skies on Aug. 12–13

Two Meteor Showers Peak Together Late July as Moonlight Cuts Visibility

Perseid Meteor Shower Is Active and Set To Peak Overnight on Aug. 12–13

Daytime Bolide Explodes Over Massachusetts Producing Loud Sonic Booms

Mayon Meteor Burned Up — Rising Orb Likely Satellite Glint

Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower Peaks Before Dawn Under Bright Moonlight

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight Tuesday Into Wednesday With Favorable Dark Skies

New Meteor Shower Traces to Asteroid Crumbling Near the Sun

NASA Confirms Daytime Meteor Over Northeast With Breakup Above New Jersey

AMS Flags Unusual 2026 Fireball Surge From Anthelion Region

NASA Details U.S. Fireballs as Michigan, California and Houston Cases Draw Scrutiny

NASA Confirms Daylight Fireball Over Houston With Fragments Likely Falling in North City

Meteorite Fragments Strike Koblenz After Bright Fireball Sweeps Western Europe

Quadrantid Meteor Shower Peaks Under Bright Supermoon

Dashcam Captures Bright Fireball Over Southeastern New Hampshire

Quadrantids Set to Peak Jan. 3–4, but Full Moon Will Mute the Show

Ursid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight Into Early Monday Under New-Moon, Solstice Skies

Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight With Up to 120 Meteors per Hour

Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Dec. 13–14 With Dark Skies and Up to 150 Meteors an Hour