meteor shower

noun

: a large number of meteors seen in a short time

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The most impressive meteor shower of the year will be the Geminis in mid-December. Gretchen Eichenberg, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025 The Summary The annual Quadrantid meteor shower is set to peak early Friday. Denise Chow, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024 The auroras were also notably visible again in August during the Perseids, considered among astronomers to be the best meteor shower of the year. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024 Read more: SpaceX Polaris Dawn astronauts perform historic 1st private spacewalk in orbit (video) A Milky Way marvel over Stonehenge Photographer Josh Dury captured this absolutely breathtaking view of this year's Perseid meteor shower above Stonehenge, U.K. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for meteor shower

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