Perseids

A meteor streaks across the sky during the 2021 Perseid meteor shower. Bill Ingalls/NASA hide caption toggle caption Bill Ingalls/NASA A ritual of summer is gazing up at the night …

The Orionids typically yield about 20 to 25 meteors per hour during their peak and are known for being particularly bright—many of the Orionids are fireball meteors. Like the Eta …