Bundle up and get ready! Stargazers are in for a spectacular show this weekend as the Geminid Meteor Shower reaches its annual peak.

What Makes the Geminids So Spectacular

Known as one of the most reliable and vibrant meteor showers of the entire year, the Geminids will streak across the sky with up to 120 meteors per hour.

What You’ll See During the Shower

Often called shooting stars, meteors are actually small pieces of space rock burning up as they enter Earth's atmosphere. According to NASA , that bright flash you see isn't the rock itself but the glow of superheated air as it tears through the sky. When dozens of these streaks appear in a short period of time, we call it a meteor shower.

Despite how dramatic they look, NASA reassures that meteoroids are typically tiny and b

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