The Brightest Meteor Shower of 2026 Will Peak Under a Moonless Sky—Here’s When to Watch

The Brightest Meteor Shower of 2026 Will Peak Under a Moonless Sky—Here’s When to Watch

The Perseids will dazzle in August with up to 100 meteors an hour and ideal viewing conditions across the Northern Hemisphere.Don Grall/Getty Images The Milky Way and the Perseid Meteor Shower above Pike National Forest in Colorado.Perhaps nothing makes us feel smaller than witnessing a celestial event. It’s a reminder that we, and the Earth, are just a tiny speck in an immense universe.Of all the celestial events—eclipses, supermoons, novas—one…