The first meteors from two showers — the Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids — began streaking across the sky on ...

The Perseid meteor shower is one of three that will be lighting up the summer night sky beginning in July. But it won't reach its peak until August.

The first of our showers is the Delta Aquarids, with a broad three-day maximum running from July 29 through 31.

Summer is one of the best times to see a meteor shower. Here's why.