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Geminid meteor shower to light up night sky
The Geminids originate from a rocky asteroid called 3200 Phaethon with a comet-like orbit and were first observed in 1862. The meteors, small pieces of interplanetary debris, appear to radiate ...
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Geminids meteor shower: See winter's biggest and brightest meteor shower in Irish skies this week
Unlike most meteor showers that are caused by comets, the Geminids are a result of 3200 Phaethon, an object discovered in 1984, believed to be a Palladian asteroid. Read more: The Cold Full Moon ...