Sky watchers can expect an extra dazzling display from the Perseid meteors this week as the Earth ploughs through a dense cloud of comet debris.

Outside experts have raised doubts about whether a loud boom and a gaping crater found in Nicaragua last weekend were caused by a meteorite, as the government has claimed.

A “supermoon” lit up the sky as stargazers enjoyed the Perseid meteor shower - one of the year’s most dramatic lunar events.

A dramatic “supermoon” is set to accompany this year’s Perseid meteor shower, one of the most anticipated events on the skywatcher’s calender.