Season 1 · Episode 8
Episode 8: Shooting Stars
Fireballs, Snowballs, & The Quadrantids
Hyperfixation Investigations · Wolf & Stag Productions LLC, Josh Love, Kara Nyhan
January 4, 202558m 48s
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Show Notes
In honor of this month’s annual meteor shower, The Quadrantids, Josh and Kara explore some of Earth’s smaller and numerous neighbors: asteroids and comets. Learn what and where these Near Earth Objects (NEOs) are and how they turn into shooting stars! Finally, discover how an unofficial constellation named Earth’s annual December-January meteor shower: The Quadrantids.
Discussion:
Meteoroids vs Meteors vs Meteorites
Asteroids
Comets
Meteor Showers
The Quadrantids Meteor Shower
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