Photo taken on Dec. 14, 2021 shows a meteor of the Geminids meteor shower at the Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
If a meteoroid enters at a speed greater than 220 miles per hour, there is a high chance that observers will be able to see it burning through the night sky.
LOS ANGELES, May 30 (Xinhua) -- A new meteor shower may light up the sky from Monday night to early Tuesday morning, according to astronomers.
A meteor shower can happen when Earth plows into the debris produced by a comet.
While meteor showers are not an uncommon occurrence on Earth, the upcoming comet debris has the potential to be classified as a "meteor storm" due to its mass and abundance, according to NASA.
The event is dependent on the speed the debris enters the atmosphere, according to NASA. If a meteoroid enters at a speed greater than 220 miles per hour, there is a high chance that observers will be able to see it burning through the night sky. ■
