May 6: Meteors from Halley's Comet

Posted on Apr 29, 2011 10:27:01 AM | John Entwistle | 2 Comments |

Mark your calendar. On May 6th, Earth will pass through a stream of debris from Halley's comet, producing a mild but beautiful meteor shower known as the "eta Aquarids."

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Read the full story at http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/27apr_eta/

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2 On May 01, 2011 02:24:05 PM guest added a comment on your blog post.

I wonder if will have some special image for that occasion?

1 On Apr 29, 2011 10:47:42 AM Shabir Ahmed added a comment on your blog post.

Will any meteorites actually hit our surface?

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