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Eta Aquarid meteor shower peak could spawn over 100 'shooting stars' per hour this weekend


Astronomers predict that this year's Eta Aquarids are "expected to show a noticeable outburst" thanks to meteoroids ejected from Halley's comet about 2,500 years ago.

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