Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Tomorrow night, as the earth moves through and incinerates space dust caught in its atmosphere, we'll have an opportunity to witness the peak of the Perseid Meteor shower. It's said there will be up to 90 meteors an hour! Our orbit takes us through this concentration of asteroid and comet debris every summer, but this year is extra special. Tonight is the new moon (and a super new moon, no less), which means no visible moonlight, and thus many more visible stars - shooting an