Perseid Meteor Shower Will Be Extra Awesome This Year, NASA Says

By Elizabeth Howell, Space.com Contributor | August 4, 2016 01:36pm ET Via Space.com Shooting-star seekers heading out to watch the Perseid meteor shower Aug. 11 and 12 may see a much better show than in past years. That’s because the Earth will collide with more material than usual from Comet Swift-Tuttle, which is the source of the Perseids. Jupiter’s gravity […]

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