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Meteors occur when rocky or icy particles impact Earth’s atmosphere and disintegrate, producing streaks of light, often bright and sometimes colorful. The…

This may be a great year to see summertime meteors.Meteors, sometimes called shooting stars, are debris from comets and asteroids that become visible as…

A Primer on Meteor ShowersTypically, meteor showers occur when the Earth passes through particle clouds left by the passage of a comet. The particles burn…