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meteor

[mee-tee-er, -awr] / ˈmi ti ər, -ˌɔr /
NOUN
anything that progresses with spectacular speed
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The Perseid meteor shower is one of the later celestial events of the summer, but it is regarded as one of the best displays of the year.

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

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

That makes it an ideal tool for tracking down the source of this unusual meteor stream.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

The Leonid meteor shower is coming soon, as the knackery renders comet Tempel-Tuttle into something else, and something else again.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith




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