Meteor shower: A "star gazing" party

What are Meteors?

Meteors are space rocks and ice that are ejected from comets as they orbit the Sun.

Is Meteor shower a shooting star?

Not a shooting star, it is trail of debris left behind by comet or asteroid passing near Earth.

Why are they called a shooting star?

Meteors emit light due to heating caused by its high speeds, so appearing like a shooting star.

What are meteor storms?

Also known as meteor outbursts, it is meteor showers of at least 1,000 meteors an hour.

How many meteor showers occurs on earth every year?

Around 30 meteor showers that are visible to observers on Earth occur every year.

Most famous meteor shower

Perseids meteor shower, first observed about 2,000 years ago, happens every year in August.