Meteor shower will be visible from Chicago suburbs
A light show—the natural kind—will be playing in suburban Chicago.
A light show—the natural kind—will be playing in suburban Chicago.
Space Exploration
Aug 10, 2013
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The annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak this weekend, sending bright trails of light streaking across the night sky.
Space Exploration
Aug 9, 2023
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The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak on the night of 12-13 August, giving skywatchers a potentially impressive summer treat. The meteors are best viewed from the northern hemisphere, and in ideal conditions with no ...
Space Exploration
Aug 4, 2021
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Earth is entering a stream of dusty debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle, the source of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Although the shower won't peak until August 11th and 12th, the show is already getting underway.
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2009
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Its time for the Perseid Meteor Shower and you want to bag some meteors (shooting stars), but how? Maybe you just want to know where and what time to look, or perhaps you are having a Perseid party and you want everyone ...
Space Exploration
Aug 12, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- There are seven major meteor showers remaining in 2010 (the Quadrantids occurred in early January 2010), with some more active than others. For example, April's Lyrids are expected to produce about 15 meteors ...
Space Exploration
Apr 22, 2010
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The Perseids meteor shower is one of the most spectacular annual meteor showers. Made of debris from comet Swift-Tuttle they have been observed by sky-watchers for thousands of years and this year the LIC1 camera of the Canary ...
Space Exploration
Aug 13, 2020
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It's that time of year again, when the most famous of all meteor showers puts on its best display.
Space Exploration
Jul 29, 2014
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Splat! There goes another bug on the windshield. Anyone who's ever driven down a country lane has seen it happen. A fast moving car, a cloud of multiplying insects, and a big disgusting mess.
Space Exploration
Aug 10, 2009
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Obviously, you've seen timelapse videos of the night sky because we share them here on Universe Today all the time. But you've probably not seen a video like this one before. This one isn't a timelapse, and you'll see the ...
Space Exploration
Sep 15, 2016
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