(Aug. 10, 2023) Regina Jorgenson has missed out on the annual Perseids meteor shower for the last eight years, as long as she’s been on island, for a very Nantucket reason: fog. This year, …
Emrah Gurel ADIYAMAN, TURKEY (AP) – Stargazers gathered to watch the Perseid meteor shower among ancient statues atop Mount Nemrut in southeastern Turkey. Hundreds spent the night at the UNESCO World Heritage Site for the annual meteor show that stretches along the orbit of the comet Swift–Tuttle. Perched at an altitude of 2,150 metres, the […]
Once a year, from mid-July to late August, Earth passes through a cosmic junk heap that pelts our planet with thousands of tiny space rocks no wider than a grain of sand. We call this annual event the Perseid meteor shower – or simply the Perse