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How to spot the 2023 Perseid meteor shower wherever you are

The Perseids are a major meteor shower - here is your guide to spotting them in July and August 2023

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Meteorite left Earth then landed back down after round trip to space

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A microscope image showing some of the spherules

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Interstellar meteor fragments may have been found in the Pacific Ocean

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Lyrid meteor shower

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How to watch the Lyrids meteor shower peak this weekend

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The evidence was found in a group of sedimentary and volcanic rocks in western Australia

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Earliest evidence of a meteorite hitting Earth found in Australia

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Rare Antarctic meteorite is one of the largest ever found

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Strangely strong interstellar meteorites may come from supernovae

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Strangely strong interstellar meteorites may come from supernovae

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The Murchison meteorite

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Building blocks for life may be able to form in radioactive meteorites

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A simulation of seismic waves moving across the surface of Mars

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Meteorite impacts show Mars’s crust is denser than we thought

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Watch out for three meteor showers set to occur in October

A triptych of meteor showers will pepper the sky this month: the Draconids, the Orionids and the Taurids. Here is how and when to spot them, writes Abigail Beall

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Major fireball seen over UK was caused by chunk of space rock

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Major fireball seen over UK was probably space junk returning to Earth

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Interstellar meteorite may be awaiting discovery on the sea floor

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How to spot the 2022 Perseid meteor shower that will peak on Saturday

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