One of Earth’s fastest meteor showers reaches its peak on February 8. The Alpha Centaurid meteor shower is known for its extreme speed, with meteors entering Earth’s atmosphere at nearly 60 kilometers per second. While it produces fewer meteors—around 5 to 10 per hour—the ones that appear are often bright, sharp, and leave long streaks across the sky. These meteors appear to come from the direction of the constellation Centaurus, making the shower best visible from the Southern Hemisphere. No te