Astronomers say up to 20 times more shooting stars will be seen across tonight and Wednesday night’s skies - compared to a normal evening - as the Geminid Meteor Shower reaches its peak activity.
The Geminids are caused by tiny pieces of space debris, bits of dust that fell off a small extinct comet or asteroid called Phaethon that goes around the Sun every one and a half years.
"It has probably been around the Sun thousands of times and has spat out dust particles that have now spread all around its orbit," said Mr. Moore.
