This composite image shows the 2019 Geminid meteors and a meteorite-dropping fireball captured by a camera on La Palma island, Spain. Credit: Global Meteor Network Every night around the world, thousands of automated sky cameras watch for flashes of light streaking across the atmosphere. I am one of the scientists who studies these meteors and what they can reveal about our solar system. Popular movies and breaking news alerts usually focus on giant asteroids that could threaten Earth. Every