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Long Ago, the Number of Meteors Hitting Earth Spiked Suddenly – and Didn’t Stop

The Perseids meteor shower over the Very Large Telescope, Chile, in August 2010. Credit: ESO/S. Guisard, CC BY 4.0

Why the Perseids Meteor Shower, Which Peaks This Time of Year, Is Awesome