Where do the Perseids really come from? The story of Perseus and the August meteor shower

Where do the Perseids come from?

Daniel Mediavilla is the co-founder of Materia, the science section of EL PAÍS. He previously worked at ABC and Público. As a break from journalism, he has written speeches. He is interested in the power of science and, increasingly, its limits.

• Science
• Astronomy
• Stars
• Astrophysics
• Outer space
• Telescopes
• Perseids

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