meteor
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Occurring when Earth passes through the debris of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, it is one of the brightest and fastest meteor showers.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
It’s like a meteor coming from outer space and hitting you on the head.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
But meteor showers provide another powerful way to detect active objects in space.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
In my March 2026 study published in the Astrophysical Journal, I searched through millions of meteor observations looking for evidence of previously unknown asteroid activity near Earth.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
The meteor hit approximately fifty thousand years ago and weighed several hundred thousand tons!
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing meteor
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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Space Science (Astronomy) - Introductory
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