Shooting Stars Shooting stars, also known as meteors, are awe-inspiring and captivating astronomical phenomena. Shooting Stars have fascinated humanity for countless generations. These mesmerising light displays occur when pieces of rock or debris from comets or asteroids enter Earth’s atmosphere at incredible speeds. Although they can occur at any time of the year, there are specific…
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Perseid Meteor Shower
Perseid Meteor Shower How and when to watch the Perseid meteor shower – with up to 100 shooting stars per hour While each meteor is only about the size of a grain of sand, when these babies hit 130,000mph, we see some serious cool stuff. That’s the astonishing speed at which they hit the Earth’s…