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Perseid meteor shower 2026 peak time tonight: Best viewing times in India, UK, US, Australia and where to look in the sky

Perseid meteor shower 2026 peak time: Perseid meteor shower peaks on the night of 12 August into the early hours of 13 August 2026, with viewing conditions described as ideal this year due to a new moon keeping skies dark. At its peak, the shower can produce up to 100…

The Economic Times · Aug 12

The Perseid meteor shower starts this week. Here's why you should look up now

The Perseid meteor shower begins on July 17 alongside two others, making "shooting stars" likely any night this month and next.

Space · Jul 17

The September Epsilon Perseids meteor shower peaks predawn on Sept. 9.

The shooting stars appear to emanate from a patch of space in the constellation Perseus.

Space · Sep 8, 2025

Astronomers discover giant 'bridge' in space that could finally solve a violent galactic mystery

Scientists have found evidence for a cosmic collision in the Perseus cluster, a group of thousands of galaxies not far from our own.

LiveScience · Apr 29, 2025

Astronomers discover dark matter 'bridge' linking colliding galaxies: 'This is the missing piece we've been looking for.'

A massive clump of dark matter in the Perseus galaxy cluster is linked to its core by a bridge of dark matter, evidence of a history of mergers.

Space · Apr 23, 2025

Massive, bustling Perseus galaxy cluster dazzles in new telescope image

Deep in the heart of the massive Perseus cluster, giant galaxies stir, stars are torn from their homes and hot gas radiates at more than 1 million degrees Celsius.

Space · Oct 25, 2024

Euclid space telescope finds 1.5 trillion orphan stars wandering the Perseus cluster (images)

The Euclid telescope has allowed astronomers to discover a staggering 1.5 trillion orphan stars torn from their own galaxies to wander the Perseus cluster alone.

Space · May 29, 2024

Watch Algol, the 'Demon star of Perseus,' get eclipsed by its stellar twin this week

The "Demon Star" of Algol gets eclipsed this week by one of its stellar siblings. Here's what you need to know.

Space · Nov 17, 2023

1st images from the Euclid 'dark universe' telescope are here — and they're jaw-dropping

The first images from ESA's dark universe detective Euclid are out, featuring spectacular views of nebulas, distant galaxies and globular clusters of thousands of stars.

LiveScience · Nov 7, 2023

Euclid telescope sends back first images from ‘dark universe’ mission

Perseus cluster and Horsehead nebula captured in dazzling detail as part of effort to create cosmic 3D map

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023