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What causes meteor showers?
Description
August 5, 2016
Global’s science reporter Nicole Mortillaro explains why we get the Perseid meteor shower each year.
Read more:
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What causes meteor showers?00:48 | August 5, 2016
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Business Matters: OpenAI CTO Mira Murati announces shocking departure02:43 | September 26, 2024
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Earth to gain a ‘mini-moon’ this weekend, won’t be visible through amateur telescopes01:46 | September 24, 2024
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‘Mini moon’ set to orbit Earth for nearly 2 months00:28 | September 24, 2024
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World’s only green dinosaur skeleton mount goes on display in Los Angeles02:07 | September 20, 2024
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First footage of Titan sub wreckage on the ocean floor released by U.S. Coast Guard01:39 | September 18, 2024
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Ig Nobel awards: Wackiest science experiments feature missile-guiding pigeons, cats scaring cows01:54 | September 13, 2024
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SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn crew pulls off 1st commercial spacewalk02:03 | September 12, 2024
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Space rover to autonomously navigate, collect samples on Mars02:11 | September 7, 2024
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Boeing’s Starliner has made its return to Earth — without its astronauts00:30 | September 7, 2024
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NASA preparing to bring Boeing Starliner home without crew01:49 | September 4, 2024
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NASA eases concerns after ‘strange noise’ reported on Boeing Starliner01:37 | September 3, 2024
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Boeing Starliner making ‘strange’ pulsing noise, NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore reports01:31 | September 3, 2024
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Journey to Titanic shipwreck unveils bronze statue not seen for decades00:37 | September 3, 2024
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Excessive fluoride consumption linked to lower IQ in children: report02:29 | August 22, 2024
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Experts say astronauts stuck on the International Space Station need to be adaptable05:42 | August 18, 2024
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NASA delivers crucial supply drop to stranded ISS astronauts as retrieval decision looms00:39 | August 18, 2024
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Mpox: What are the symptoms, and how does it spread?05:26 | August 16, 2024
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Mars study suggests ‘hidden ocean’ under planet’s surface – but there’s a catch02:16 | August 13, 2024
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Why scientists are dumping microplastics into Ontario’s Experimental Lakes Area02:36 | August 13, 2024
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Scientists discover evidence of oceans below Mars’ surface using data from NASA lander00:36 | August 13, 2024
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Boeing Starliner astronauts’ return could be delayed until 2025: NASA01:58 | August 8, 2024
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How ‘Miracle Treat Day’ is supporting local children’s hospitals across Canada05:05 | August 8, 2024
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Putting the ‘goo’ in ‘good’ summer: Budding scientists learn at Experimental Lakes camp01:41 | July 22, 2024
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What causes meteor showers?00:48 | August 5, 2016
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Support vessel felt ‘shudder’ when contact with Titan was lost01:52 | September 27, 2024
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Business Matters: OpenAI CTO Mira Murati announces shocking departure02:43 | September 26, 2024
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The End of CAPTCHA? AI outsmarts famous security test05:21 | September 26, 2024
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Earth to gain a ‘mini-moon’ this weekend, won’t be visible through amateur telescopes01:46 | September 24, 2024
-
‘Mini moon’ set to orbit Earth for nearly 2 months00:28 | September 24, 2024
-
World’s only green dinosaur skeleton mount goes on display in Los Angeles02:07 | September 20, 2024
-
First footage of Titan sub wreckage on the ocean floor released by U.S. Coast Guard01:39 | September 18, 2024
-
Ig Nobel awards: Wackiest science experiments feature missile-guiding pigeons, cats scaring cows01:54 | September 13, 2024
-
SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn crew pulls off 1st commercial spacewalk02:03 | September 12, 2024
-
Space rover to autonomously navigate, collect samples on Mars02:11 | September 7, 2024
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Boeing’s Starliner has made its return to Earth — without its astronauts00:30 | September 7, 2024
-
NASA preparing to bring Boeing Starliner home without crew01:49 | September 4, 2024
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NASA eases concerns after ‘strange noise’ reported on Boeing Starliner01:37 | September 3, 2024
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Boeing Starliner making ‘strange’ pulsing noise, NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore reports01:31 | September 3, 2024
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Journey to Titanic shipwreck unveils bronze statue not seen for decades00:37 | September 3, 2024
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Scientists discover evidence of oceans below Mars’ surface using data from NASA lander00:36 | August 13, 2024
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Boeing Starliner astronauts’ return could be delayed until 2025: NASA01:58 | August 8, 2024
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How ‘Miracle Treat Day’ is supporting local children’s hospitals across Canada05:05 | August 8, 2024
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Putting the ‘goo’ in ‘good’ summer: Budding scientists learn at Experimental Lakes camp01:41 | July 22, 2024
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August 5, 2016
Global’s science reporter Nicole Mortillaro explains why we get the Perseid meteor shower each year.
Read more:
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