The Perseid meteor shower delivers a cosmic spectacle in August: | 13 WMAZ

10M views · 14K reactions | The best meteor shower of the year is almost here! Here’s how and when to watch August’s Perseids. | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Facebook

103K views · 1K reactions | Stargazers were treated to a spectacle when the Lyrid meteor shower lit up the night sky over the north-eastern province of Jilin at the weekend. The annual event usually occurs between 19 and 23 April when the Earth passes through the dusty tail of comet Thatcher | The Guardian | Facebook

Watch the Milky Way rise over Oregon’s Mack Reef as the Perseids meteor shower streaks through the sky. Captured at Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, this timelapse shows one of nature’s best night shows. The annual meteor shower began in July and peaks August 12. Video by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | U.S. Department of the Interior