Astronomers call the phenomenon a “meteor storm,” which typically delivers at least 1,000 meteors per hour, 10 times as much as even the most prolific meteor showers. On rare occasions, a meteor storm ...
On Nov. 17, 1966, the Leonids put on one of the greatest meteor shows in recorded history, during which eyewitnesses reported ...
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