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Perseid meteor shower begins Friday: Best times, places to watch in SoCal

3 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.

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Velocity

How fast coverage is spreading — measured hourly from article rate × source diversity. How this works →

The brief

"Perseid meteor shower begins Friday: Best times, places to watch in SoCal" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 3 articles from 3 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.

Outlets currently covering the story include WSMV, BBC and Space. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.

This brief was generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.

Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 62d ago.

Quick answers

Why is "Perseid meteor shower begins Friday: Best times, places to watch in SoCal" trending?

Because 3 independent news sources published 3 articles about it in a short window — a coverage burst PULSE classifies as a trend.

How does PULSE measure this trend?

PULSE scores velocity from the rate of new articles weighted by source diversity, snapshotted hourly. The full method is public on our methodology page.

Is this trend still active?

The status badge on this page updates hourly: rising, peaking, cooling, or archived once coverage stops for 48 hours.

Coverage (4)

Topics

Perseid Friday Best SoCal

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