The annual Perseid meteor shower put on quite a show in the heavens Sunday and Monday night.
The Perseid meteor shower happens every August when the Earth passes through debris from the comet Swift-Tuttle.
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The particles burn up as they slam into the Earth’s atmosphere—appearing as so-called shooting stars.
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