https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Lighting up the night sky once every year, the Perseid meteor shower taking place later this week is predicted to be the best in years, according to the International Meteor Organization. Planning to watch this stunning natural phenomenon? Here are a few tips. https://www.thelocal.de/20160810/top-tips-for-watching-the-perseid-meteor-shower-in-germany Wed, 10 Aug 2016 14:26:43 +0200 top-tips-for-watching-the-perseid-meteor-shower-in-germany As Germany gears up to welcome in the 2015 Perseid meteor shower, The Local finds out how we can best experience one of the calendar's most stunning astronomical events. https://www.thelocal.de/20150812/how-best-to-watch-this-weeks-meteor-shower Wed, 12 Aug 2015 16:52:57 +0200 how-best-to-watch-this-weeks-meteor-shower When the evening sky suddenly lit up on Sunday evening, many south Germans were frightened, with some even calling the emergency services. https://www.thelocal.de/20150316/meteor-causes-scare-in-munich Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:28:51 +0100 meteor-causes-scare-in-munich Several eyewitnesses reported seeing a bluish-green fireball over northern Germany on Monday night – possibly a large meteor burning up in the Earth’s atmosphere, according to experts at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR). https://www.thelocal.de/20091208/23807 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:01:00 +0100 23807 A pebble-sized meteorite crashed and burned into Earth, grazing 14-year-old Gerritt Blank while on his way to catch the school bus. https://www.thelocal.de/20090611/19857 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:46:00 +0200 19857