Perseid meteor shower should be twice as spectacular this year

CNET via CBS NEWS -- Shooting-star superfans are in for a special treat this month as the Perseid meteor shower -- one of the best annual opportunities to spot bright, fast bits of space rock burning up in the night sky -- is expected to be twice as nice as normal."Forecasters are predicting a Perseid outburst this year with double normal rates on the night of August 11-12," Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environments Office said in a statement. "Under perfect conditions, rates could soar to 200