New discoveries have provided insight into the enigmatic beginnings of the yearly Geminid Meteor Shower. Desiree Apodaca from the Goddard Space Flight Center shared fascinating observations in a NASA blog post on June 14, 2023, indicating that the Geminid meteor stream may have been formed by either a high-velocity impact or a gaseous detonation. Unlike other meteor showers, such as the Delta Aquarids or the Perseids, which are caused by debris from icy comets orbiting the Sun, the Geminid meteorites have a different source. Scientists have known for several decades…

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