Meteors from Halley's Comet

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 11:01 in Astronomy & Space

The morning of May 6th brings us the eta Aquarid meteor shower. What makes this meteor shower special is that each eta Aquarid meteoroid is actually a piece of Halley's Comet doing a kamikaze death dive into the atmosphere.

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