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They talk about the different types, where they come from and what they actually are (hint: not stars).<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=7615\">House Ethics Committee will investigate Ohio Republican Max Miller<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about viewing the Perseids, which will peak Aug. 12: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, we&#8217;re re-airing our first episode with host\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/1082526815\/regina-g-barber\"target=\"_blank\"   >Regina G. Barber<\/a>. In it, Regina and planetary scientist <a href=\"https:\/\/geology.wwu.edu\/people\/ricem5\"target=\"_blank\"   >Melissa Rice<\/a> explore all things shooting stars. They talk about the different types, where they come from and what they actually are (hint: not stars).<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about viewing the Perseids, which will peak Aug. 12: <a href=\"https:\/\/skyandtelescope.org\/astronomy-press-releases\/a-perfect-year-for-the-perseid-meteor-shower\/\"target=\"_blank\"   ><em>A Perfect Year for the Perseid Meteor Shower<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Interested in more stellar science in the news? Email us your question at <\/em><a href=\"mailto:shortwave@npr.org\"target=\"_blank\"   ><em>shortwave@npr.org<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. It includes perks like bonus episodes, early access, archive access, curated playlists and sponsor-free listening. 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