Draconid Meteor Outburst

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 21:40 in Astronomy & Space

Forecasters say Earth is heading for a stream of dust from Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner. A close encounter with the comet's fragile debris could spark a meteor outburst over parts of our planet on October 8th.

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