Ever wonder where that shooting star came from, or how it got to be in your sky?

Have you ever been out at night and seen a streak of light blast across the sky and disappear? Ever wonder where that shooting star came from, or how it got to be in your sky? As the director of the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) As the director of the Peters Observatory at Hamilton College, I have seen many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meteor showers happen every year and are a spectacular sight. Jim Vajda/Flickr, CC BY Have you ever been out at night and seen a ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. (THE CONVERSATION) Have you ever been out at night and seen a streak of light blast across the ...