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Perseids Meteor Shower
NASAThursday, August 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM
RedScroll Brief
The constellation Orion is framed by two Perseid meteors in this photo from Aug. 12, 2018, in Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah.
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- Why it matters
- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. The constellation Orion is framed by two Perseid meteors in this photo from Aug. 12, 2018, in Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah.
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What happened
The constellation Orion is framed by two Perseid meteors in this photo from Aug. 12, 2018, in Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah.
Why it matters
Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
Background
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Timeline
NASA published: Perseids Meteor Shower
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