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Earth and Moon to pass through Comet LINEAR’s dust trail on May 24th – LIVE

Thursday, May 22, 2014Friday, March 4, 2022

Astronomers are excited about a new meteor shower that could put on a spectacular show on the night of May 24 when Earth and Moon pass through the dust trail left by Comet 209P/LINEAR in its past orbits. This meteor shower is new and no one is sure h

New meteor shower and possible meteor storm on May 24th

Tuesday, May 6, 2014Friday, March 4, 2022

On the night of May 24 Earth will possibly pass through the dust trail left by Comet 209P/LINEAR in its past orbits. If this happens we might see a brief but intense burst of meteor activity. No one has ever seen it before and although nothing is certain at th

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