meteor
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Another meteor shower arrives later in November, with the Leonids expected to peak around 17 November.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
There is plenty to look out for over the coming months, from impressive meteor showers to dazzling star clusters.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The Romans saw meteor showers and eclipses as divine auguries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
"And just after the sun sets, the Perseid meteor shower will peak and the sky will be incredibly dark with 50 to 100 meteors every hour."
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
She snatched at the pajamas, but the body was sunken into the mattress like a meteor.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
They get their name from the constellation Leo, from which the meteors appear to radiate.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
At this time there will be many, many more meteors.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
No telescope or binoculars are needed and, under ideal conditions, around 100 meteors an hour could be visible.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The meteors appear to come from this part of the sky, but they can streak across almost any direction, so viewers should scan a wide area overhead.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
The troopers’ biggest challenge was calming people down and explaining that no meteors or Martians had fallen.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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