Meteor showers
Definition
A celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky.
The tendency for tiny particles of space debris to burn up upon entering Earth's atmosphere, providing a spectacular light show for people who enjoy standing in the cold at 3 AM for a glimpse at gravity in action.
Examples
I told my date we were watching a meteor shower, but since five hours have passed with zero streaks, we are now just freezing in a field and questioning our life choices.
Meteor showers are essentially just the universe throwing its space garbage at us, and yet we insist on making romantic wishes upon the burning trash.
Scientists define a meteor shower as a significant increase in meteors appearing in the sky, though your Instagram followers will just call it a filtered photo of a blurry black square.