meteor
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The Lyrids are not the only meteor shower to visit our skies in April.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The Lyrid meteor shower was first recorded in 687 BCE by Chinese astronomers.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The keen photographer, 34, said he had seen shooting stars but never something of this "calibre", and was surprised to see what he believed was a "massive meteor flying through the sky".
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
However, she said this meteor was a "one-off" event.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Sherman gasped so loud it made me look up in time to see the streak of a big blue meteor, yellow sparks flying from its head, coming out of the north.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Vocabulary lists containing meteor
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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Space Science (Astronomy) - Introductory
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