See Shooting Stars Galore as Meteor Shower Peaks

Tuesday, August 11, 2015 - 09:50 in Astronomy & Space

The top-rated Perseid meteor shower reaches its height of activity this week as fragments of a comet collide with Earth's atmosphere.

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