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Meteor streaks across the sky above big observatory | Space photo of the day for June 5, 2026

Meteor streaks across the sky above big observatory | Space photo of the day for June 5, 2026 Searing across the night sky, a meteor puts on a spectacular show above Arizona's Kitt Peak National Observatory. Searing across the night sky, a meteor puts on a spectacular show above a powerful observatory. The meteor's blaze was captured above the U.S. National Science Foundation's (NSF) Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO).