Actual Shooting Stars

Look for shooting stars when Orionids peak on Oct. 20-21

Why shooting stars aren’t stars at all: Understanding meteors, meteorites, and meteor showers

Witnessing a meteor, or "shooting star," is a dazzling event caused by tiny space rocks burning up in Earth's atmosphere. These celestial fragments, originating from comets or asteroids, offer crucial insights into the early Solar System.

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October’s sky comes alive with a supermoon and shooting stars

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Look for shooting stars when the Orionids peak on Oct. 20-21

Complete Guide To Seeing ‘Shooting Stars’ From Halley’s Comet On Monday

The Orionid meteor shower peaks Oct. 21-22 with up to 20 meteors per hour. Comet Lemmon and Comet SWAN R2 may also glow green ...

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Don't look up: That's not a shooting star, it's another Starlink satellite burning up

What has looked like shooting stars or meteorites entering the Earth's atmosphere has in fact been Starlink satellites burning up in ever greater numbers.According to retired Harvard astrophysicist ...

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The Orionid meteor shower 2025 has begun! See Halley's Comet spark shooting stars this October

The Orionid meteor shower has arrived! Look up on the nights between Oct. 2 to Nov. 12 to see tiny shards of Halley's comet strike Earth's atmosphere to create spectacular shooting stars and ...

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