Current sectionScience & HealthNature & EnvironmentThe Perseids, a trail of debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle, are expected to peak around 5:00–6:00 A.M., with up to 100 meteors an hour visible under favorable conditions. Dr. Yigal Pat-El said the desert offers the best viewing conditions, and that no telescope is needed – only patience and a dark skyShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe06:36 PM • August 13 2026 IDTThe annual Perseid meteor shower, which first occurred on Wednesday, will also be visible over Israel on Thursday night, with especially favorable conditions expected this year. CommentsIn the NewsIsraeli Judo Medalist and Coach Oren Smadja Joins Gilad Erdan's New Party'We're Not Nazis. This Isn't an Extermination Machine as During the Holocaust'Right-wing Israeli Think Tank Hires Lobbyists to Push U.S. Withdrawal From UNNetanyahu's New Election Ploy Smells of Desperation and Elon MuskOnce a Haven, Christian Palestinians Say They 'Have No Future' in This VillageRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?Phones of Missing Israeli Mother, Daughter Last Traced Near Vienna Train StationIsrael Elections: How to Actually Read the PollsNew Middle East Pact Seen in Israel as Sign of Waning U.S. Influence