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Look Up! Dazzling Double Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight
By Chelsea Gohd published
The Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids will speckle the night sky tonight. Don't miss the show.

Here's How to Watch the Perseid Meteor Shower This Weekend
By Laura Geggel published
The Perseid meteor shower is expected to dazzle the night sky with hundreds of shooting stars on Saturday and Sunday night (Aug. 11 and 12).

You Could Soon Buy an 'Artificial Meteor Shower' — for a Hefty Fee
By Rafi Letzter published
A Japanese company has a plan to commercialize dropping metal pellets from space.

It's Shooting-Star Time! How to Watch the Perseid Meteor Shower
By Laura Geggel published

Perseid Meteor Shower: Best Places to See 'Shooting Stars' This Week
By Elizabeth Howell published
The annual Perseid meteor shower is typically the most spectacular "shooting star" display for people in the Northern Hemisphere, and this week, skywatchers could be in for a remarkable show.

Potentially Dazzling Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week
By Thomas Howell published
The annual Perseid meteor shower will reach its peak this week on Wednesday (Aug. 12) and Thursday (Aug. 13), giving amateur skywatchers an evening show.

First Meteor Shower of 2015 Peaks This Weekend
By Geoff Gaherty published
Stargazers can start the New Year off with a bang this weekend as the first meteor shower of 2015 reaches its peak on Saturday night (Jan. 3). Here's how to see the 2015 Quadrantid meteor shower.

Three Fireballs Lit Up US Skies Monday, But One Might Be Fake
By Calla Cofield published
Hundreds of witnesses saw three different fireballs streak above different locations in the US, but one of them might not have been a fireball at all.
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