Here are some gorgeous photos of the Perseid meteor shower, the annual space spectacular that…

Here are some gorgeous photos of the Perseid meteor shower, the annual space spectacular that occurs when Earth crosses paths with Comet Swift-Tuttle. The event is named after the sons of Perseus, the Greek demigod who beheaded the Medusa in myth; famous Perseids include Perses, who settled in “Aethiopia” and was credited by Herodotus as being the ancestor of the Persians.