CNN —The Geminid meteor shower, which lights up the sky each December, is one of the most active and dependable celestial displays of the year.
Now, astronomers using NASA’s Parker Solar Probe have gained more insight into the underlying cause of the Geminids.
The meteor shower was first recorded in 1862 and appears to radiate from the Gemini constellation.
The Geminid meteor shower streaks across the night sky over the Lhasa River in Tibet on December 14, 2022.
It’s the first asteroid to be associated with a meteor shower, and it measures about 3.17 miles (5.10 kilometers) across.
Persons:
NASA’s, it’s, “, ”, Jamey Szalay, Szalay, Jiang Feibo, Phaethon, Fred Whipple, Helios
Organizations:
CNN, Probe, NASA, Princeton University, Science, Parker, China News Service
Locations:
Lhasa, Tibet