Meteors are formed when small fragments of meteoroids plunge into Earth’s atmosphere at high speeds from space. Friction with air molecules produces heat, vaporizing most meteoroids and creating the brilliant streaks of light seen from the ground.
Meteors are formed when small fragments of meteoroids plunge into Earth’s atmosphere at high speeds from space. Friction with air molecules produces heat, vaporizing most meteoroids and creating the brilliant.
Skywatchers can expect the next Leonid meteor shower on November 16 under a bright moon which will make seeing them more difficult. Later one can observe December’s Geminid meteor shower.
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