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Perseid Meteor Shower Peaked Overnight as New Moon and Eclipse Produced Ideal Dark Skies

Dark new‑moon skies combined with a total solar eclipse over parts of Europe to give wide public access through NASA’s live ALaMO broadcast

Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight Under New‑Moon Skies

Perseids Set for New‑Moon Peak That Could Deliver Unusually Bright Fireballs

Total Lunar Eclipse on March 3 to Paint the Moon Red Across the Americas, Asia and the Pacific

Six-Planet Evening Parade to Peak Saturday After Sunset

Wolf Supermoon Peaks Early Saturday at 5:03 a.m. EST

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

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Predawn Nov. 17 Under Dark, Moonlight-Free Skies

Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Under New Moon Tonight

Bright Gibbous Moon Dims Perseid Meteor Shower Peak

Waning Gibbous Moon Threatens Perseid Meteor Peak, Observers Advised to Chase Earthgrazers and Livestreams

Venus and Jupiter to Converge Under One Degree on August 12 Pre-Dawn Sky

Twin Meteor Showers Will Peak Together Tonight

Delta Aquariid Meteor Shower to Span July 12–August 23

2025 Skywatching Highlights: Eclipses, Meteor Showers, and Planetary Alignments