... Far away, long ago, a star exploded. ... The Leonid meteor shower was not the only good meteor shower this season. Earlier this month, the annual Geminids meteor shower peaked, featuring as many as 140 meteors per hour from some locations. Geminid meteors can be seen streaking away from the constellation of Gemini, as depicted in the above all-sky photograph. NEAR to Asteroid Eros . ... However, most meteors are fainter and are not associated with any particular meteor shower. ...