Isn’t it amazing that 'shooting stars' are caused by space dust, often the size of a grain of sand? 🌠 We asked Sara Russell, cosmic mineralogy expert from the Natural History Museum, London, about different kinds of cool space rocks. Join us tomorrow, 29 December, for Maggie’s second Lecture. Catch up on iPlayer here: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002p21h/royal-institution-christmas-lectures-2025-maggie-aderinpocock-is-there-life-beyond-earth-1-destination-moon | Royal Institution of Great Britain

49K views · 1.3K reactions | The Month of Shooting Stars 朗 #space #astronomy #moon #NASA #scienceofinfinity #science | Science Of Infinity | Facebook

Tomorrow, the Geminid Meteor Shower peaks with 120–150 shooting stars per hour. Don’t miss the brightest sky show of the year! #space #StarsEverywhere #sky #night #milkyway #astronomy #meteorshower #GeminidMeteorShower | Science and Astronomy

535K views · 7.5K reactions | The stunning remnants of an exploded star include elements that helped build life on Earth. | National Geographic | Facebook

465K views · 5.4K reactions | From Allyson Orange “Time-lapse of the Southern Delta Aquariid & Alpha Capricornid Meteor showers last night over Thunderbird Mountain, at the head of Bowman Lake, in Glacier National Park.” | James Spann | Facebook

942K views · 4.7K reactions | Get ready, one of the best meteor showers of the year is about to peak this Thursday night! 朗 https://bit.ly/3BmYCmM | AccuWeather | Facebook

884K views · 21K reactions | Who's ready for one of the most amazing meteor showers of the year? The Perseids Meteor Shower peaks on August 12th and can rain down over 100 meteors per hour! Originating from the Comet Swift-Tuttle this shower is best seen between midnight and dawn and away from city lights. #PerseidsMeteorShower #Space #SkyGazing | Museum of Science, Boston | Facebook