Meteor Showers

A meteor shower — in theis case, the Perseids — is usually composed of small bits material sloughed off a comet that burn up in our atmosphere. Credit: NASA/JPL
Could larger space rocks be hiding in the Beta Taurid meteor stream? We may find out this summer.
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Watch two meteorites hit the Moon
Phil Plait
Jul 31, 2018
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An impact from a small meteoroid lights up the moonscape. Credit: Moon Impacts Detection and Analysis System (MIDAS)/Jose Maria Madiedo
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Stop and stare at 7 years of blazing meteor showers condensed into 2 minutes
Jeff Spry
May 28, 2014
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