Stargazers were treated to a spectacle when the Lyrid meteor shower lit up the night sky over the north-eastern province of Jilin at the weekend. The annual event usually occurs between 19 and 23 April when the Earth passes through the dusty tail of comet Thatcher | The Guardian

Fast facts about the meteor shower that occurs annually in November. Credit: Space.com / produced and edited by Steve Spaleta and Sarah Lewin Read more here: https://buff.ly/2mdRLoo | Space.com