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This weekend, the Perseid meteor showers will hit their peak. Earth passes through the comet Swift/Tuttle’s tail, and bits of the comet burn up in Earth’s atmosphere, creating blazing meteors. Earth’s Northern Hemisphere could see 60 shooting stars per hour, late at night! Most Perseid meteors are tiny, weighing only as much as a paperclip.

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Hulk Fly Through Sky

A glowing green comet, nicknamed the Incredible Hulk, may be visible in the sky tonight for those in the Northern Hemisphere. The cloud of dust surrounding the comet, is twice as big as Jupiter, and gets its color from cyanide and carbon molecules. The Southern Hemisphere will get to see it in mid-August.

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