Earth is flying towards the Perseids meteor shower, offering a spectacle to people looking up to the sky. The event – which happens at the same time every year, peaking around the evening of Tuesday,
The event – which happens at the same time every year, peaking around the evening of Tuesday, 11 August and into the following day – will allow people to see streakingThe pieces that make up the Perseids were dropped long ago by Comet Swift-Tuttle, which left behind trail of rubble as it orbited around the Sun. Each year, the Earth flies through those leftovers as it moves through the solar system, colliding as it goes.
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