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Meteor showers are among the most spectacular celestial events that may be observed by the naked eye, and have been the object of fascination throughout human h

Meteors occur when a meteoroid, a speck of dust in space, enters the Earth's atmosphere. The heat generated when this happens causes the surrounding air to glow

An illustrated introduction to meteor showers that explains the differences between a meteor and shooting star, how meteors travel through the Earth's atmospher

Provides an introduction to comets, covering where they come from, how they travel, their importance to astronomers, as well as their relationship to meteor sho