Groove Out to the Astral Sounds of the Arietid Meteor Shower

You might not know it from looking at the sky, but there’s a meteor shower reaching its peak today. Hundreds of space rocks are whizzing through the atmosphere, but the timing is such that sunlight obscures their fiery demise.

While you might not be able to see the Arietid meteors (unless you rise in the dark before dawn), you can still surveil them with your ears. That’s because the year’s most active daytime shower produces distinct, whining radar echoes. Head to Spaceweather Radio for a listen; you’ll know you caught one when you hear what sounds like a person rubbing a finger around a wine glass. (Here’s an example from a Geminids shower.)