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The Perseid meteor shower takes place each year as Earth travels through the debris shed by comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle.
While moonlight might steal the spotlight, it won't steal the Perseids' show.
The Perseids are one of the most visually spectacular meteor showers of the year and are known for spawning impressive fireballs that light up the night sky.
Each summer, skywatchers around the world look forward to the famous Perseid meteor shower, but often overlook four lesser showers that peak between July 29 and Aug. 16.
It was likely a sporadic meteor unrelated to any major shower.
A brilliant meteor streak is captured as it plunges through Earth's atmosphere over Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson, Arizona.
Geologists have found that an ancient meteorite hit Scotland 200 million years later than previously thought, which has massive implications for the geological history of the region and some of the U.K.'s earliest land life.
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaked on May 5-6, and the astrophotography community were there to watch it unfold.
