meteor shower articles
What are Geminid meteors?
The Geminid meteor shower stands out annually as one of the most reliable and often spectacular celestial events visible...
What does a Geminid meteor shower look like?
The Geminid meteor shower offers skygazers one of the most reliable and spectacular displays of the year, usually peakin...
Where will the Geminids meteor shower be visible?
The Geminids meteor shower, often hailed as one of the most reliable and active annual celestial events, offers skywatch...
What causes blue meteors?
The fleeting streak we call a meteor, or shooting star, paints the night sky with light, and the color of that light is ...
Why do meteors burn blue?
The brilliant streaks we witness blazing across the night sky, commonly called shooting stars, are technically meteors—s...
What is a meteor called when it hits the ground?
The passage of a space rock through our atmosphere is a natural spectacle, one that captures the imagination and has fas...
What is a meteor that has landed on the ground?
The object that completes a fiery passage through the atmosphere and actually comes to rest on the ground is officially ...
What are meteor fragments that reach the ground called?
The final name for a space rock that survives its fiery trip through Earth's atmosphere and lands on the ground is a **m...
Has a satellite ever been hit by a meteor?
The question of whether satellites have been struck by natural space rocks—meteoroids—is one that often surfaces when we...
Why don't meteors hit satellites?
It is easy to imagine a satellite, hanging silently in the black vacuum above, suddenly being vaporized by a stray rock ...