Meteor Shower Peaks Tuesday.

The annual meteor shower peaks Tuesday.

The best meteor shower of the year happens this week.

The annual meteor shower peaks Tuesday.

So, as those rock pieces rub against our air as they fall, they get hot enough to burn up, giving us a beautiful light show.

They often have rock pieces and debris behind them as they travel, causing the tail you see in comet pictures.

So, a comet's tail has ice pieces, along with the rock fragments, to give that cloudlike look.

Meteor Shower Peaks Tuesday