A meteor that scientists say was probably a few meters across.

科学家说这颗星直径可能只有几米。

These are meteor showers that occur in different parts of the year.

这些都是在一年中不同时星雨名字。

Now that we've got the science of asteroids and meteors down pat, let's get right to the terrible topic.

既然我们已经掌握了小行星和星科学知识，让我们直接进入这个可怕话题吧。

Here's why this is happening. There's a comet named Thatcher.

下面来解释一下天座星雨原因。有一颗名为“佘契尔”彗星。

What would happen if a giant meteor hit Earth?

如果一颗巨大星撞击地球什么呢？

What would happen if a giant meteor came crashing down to Earth?

如果一颗巨大星坠落地球什么呢？

Researchers say more than 90 percent of them burn up completely.

研究人员表示，超过90%星体完全燃烧。

So where do meteoroids like this come from?

那么像这样星体是从哪里来呢？

The Harlem Shake memes and a meteor that hit Russia.

哈林摇舞步正在兴起，还有撞击俄罗斯星。

We get questions here all the time about comets asteroids and meteors, meteorites.

我们总是收到很多有关彗星、小行星、星，陨石问题。

It's the first meteor shower of Spring.

天座星雨是春季第一场星雨。

That would take something highly dramatic like, oh, I don't know, a massive meteor.

要真正地毁灭还是得需要一些突情况，比如说巨大星。

I was amazed when I saw the phenomenon of shooting stars.

当我看到星现象时 我感到很惊讶。

If one of these rocks hit's the earth's atmosphere, it becomes a meteor. That's also known as a shooting star.

如果其中一块岩石撞上了地球大气层，它就变成星。Shooting star是星另一种说法。

The annual Perseid meteor shower is about to reach its peak.

一年一度英仙座星雨将达到高峰期。

Imagine if we had spent hundreds of billions per year subsidizing giant meteors.

这就好比恐龙每年给巨大星补贴成百上千亿路费来撞地球。

The American Meteor Society says the best time for viewing it will probably be between midnight and 5 a.m.

美国星协表示，观赏星雨最佳时为午夜至凌晨5点之。

Shower me with a show of hands if you set meteor showers.

如果你选是星雨，请举手示意我。

If it doesn't make its way all the way down to the surface it turns into a shooting star.

如果它没落在地面就是我们所说星。

The vast majority of meteoroids are small and tend to burn up in our atmosphere.

绝大多数星体都很小，而且容易在大气层中燃烧。