The Perseids are a stream of debris from a comet ... Click here for an interactive map of light pollution in your area.

You’ll need binoculars for this one. This is a good year for the Perseid meteor shower, with prime viewing in the predawn hours of Aug. 11-13. Typically bright, Perseids fly at up to 36 miles ...

The Perseid meteor shower is our planet's annual run-in with the trail of debris left behind by a comet called 109P/Swift-Tuttle, which, like us, is orbiting the sun, but on a different course ...