The Geminids, considered one of the best and most reliable annual meteor showers, is predicted to peak Dec. 12-13.

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The peak shower will appear to the east, coming out of the Gemini constellation, between 8 and 9 p.m. Saturday, and will last ...

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Scientists predict up to 50 meteors per hour during peak viewing times. The much-anticipated Perseid meteor shower, one of nature's most dazzling sky shows, is set to peak Tuesday night into early ...

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This photograph taken by an International Space Station astronaut shows a bright meteor from the Perseid meteor shower in Earth’s atmosphere. The brightest meteors are known as fireballs, or bolides ...