The Geminid meteor shower, which lights up the sky each December, is one of the most active and dependable celestial displays of the year.
But the actual origin of the winter light show is something of a mystery. 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. During the meteor shower’s peak in mid-December, 120 bright yellow meteors can be seen per hour if skies are clear.
The probe’s instruments have provided scientists with a detailed view of the dust particles shed by comets and asteroids on their treks around the sun — and in doing so shed new light on the Geminids-Phaethon connection. How an asteroid sparked a meteor shower While the spacecraft doesn’t actually carry a dust counting instrument to measure the grains, the particles impact the Parker Solar Probe as it orbits the sun.
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