Some fragments plummeted into a Henry County home, leaving behind a hole in the ceiling about the size of a golf ball and a crack in a laminate floor.

Perseid meteor shower: See photos of celestial show during peak activity Perseids, considered the best meteor shower of the year, reached peak activity Sunday night.

The Perseid meteor shower occurs over several nights in mid-August, peaking on 11 August. This very bright meteor was captured by camera in Haputale, Sri Lanka last week.

“And inside the stone, there were different colors. I knew it could be the sign of a meteorite.” Abba posted the pictures to Facebook and the responses poured in.

A meteor streaks above a destroyed tank from the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia, during the Perseid meteor shower on Bjelasnica mountain, Bosnia, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. Georg Mortiz/AP ...

The people at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History were nice enough to give a couple members of the Chemistry in Pictures team a behind-the-scenes look at their mineral ...

The Perseid meteor shower occurs over several nights in mid-August, peaking on 11 August. This very bright meteor was captured by camera in Haputale, Sri Lanka last week. Image source, AFP ...

Stargazers in Türkiye got great views of the Perseid meteor shower. (AP: Emrah Gurel)"The Perseid meteor shower is usually best visible from the northern hemisphere, although we could be lucky ...

The Perseid meteor shower will still be visible on Monday and Tuesday nights, especially with skies expected to be clear. For the best possible view, try to get to an area where there are dark ...