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Native American Superstitions about Meteors
A tribe inhabiting the lands of present-day California also considers the emergence of a meteor a bad omen. According to another tribe, a meteor was the spirit of one of their deceased shamans....
Geminids and Beliefs about Meteors
Meteors were also associated with dragons and other mythical beasts. A falling meteor was also thought to be a magical event....
Most Popular Beliefs and Superstitions about Meteors
In some parts of the US, meteors are considered dangerous. They say that you should never point toward a meteor with your finger....
Expect a Meteor Shower Soon
Most meteor streams have up to 40 meteorites fall per hour, while in rare cases they can be twice that number. When there are more than 1000 shooting stars falling per hour, the phenomenon is called a meteor shower....
Perseids - the Legendary Meteor Shower
To fully enjoy a meteor shower, we need to get out of the large metropolitan areas, get up in a high spot and face north....
Geminids Meteor Shower Peaks on December 14
The Geminids meteor shower will peak on December 14. Given good meteorological conditions, we'll be able to observe over 120 meteors per hour.
Geminids is the most active visible meteor shower from December 4 - 17....
Expect the Orionid Meteor Shower 2 Nights in a Row
They are the brightest meteors visible and leave the clearest trails in their wake....
Orionid Meteor Shower to Make All Wishes Come True on Thursday
Early on Thursday morning, October 22, the Orionid meteor shower will make all wishes come true. The meteor shower will be at its brightest at 2 am GMT, with 20-25 meteors falling per hour then....
Shooting Stars in the Coming Days
Every year, Earth enters the outer edges of comet clusters, which is why we can see the light activity of meteor showers....
Shooting Stars Make Wishes Come True This WeekEvery year during the month of August we can witness this meteor shower. The meteor shower itself is actually leftover debris from comets that enter the atmosphere with noticeable speed....
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Noteworthy Celestial Events to Come in 2016
This corresponds to the new moon of the month, allowing even the palest meteors to become visible. There will be up to 30 meteors falling per hour in the northern hemisphere and up to 60 in the southern....
The Kolsky Deep Probe
Scientists reached a depth of 40219 ft (12262 meters), then the project was stopped. The strange thing was that the probe was planned to reach a depth of 49200 ft (15000 meters)....
What are Space Jellyfish?
Space jellyfish, also known as star jellies is the phenomenon that occurs during a meteor shower....