Don’t Miss: Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower Outburst Peak – Up to 160 Meteors per Hour

Don’t Miss: “Peak Venus” and Jupiter Occultation

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower is about to peak, giving you the chance to see up to 40 shooting stars an hour. Here's how to watch.

Asteroid’s comet-like tail Is not made of dust, solar observatories reveal | Scientists thought asteroid Phaethon, which is the source of the Geminid meteor shower, was shedding dust to form a comet-like tail, but NASA solar observatories show the tail isn't dusty.