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Meteor Showers

Learn why Earth passes through streams of comet debris, how meteor showers form and what makes events such as the Perseids so visible.

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Perseids meteor shower
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Perseids meteor shower

Perseids - one of the largest and most impressive meteor showers of the year, will reach its peak on the morning of August 12 and 13.

Meteor shower is about to appear
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Meteor shower is about to appear

In this August, the most remarkable astronomical phenomenon is the Perseids meteor shower - one of the biggest meteor showers of the year with a peak that will take plac…