In the early morning hours of Nov. 18, sky watchers in North America may be treated to one of the most spectacular displays of shooting stars they’re likely to see for a generation, if not longer.
A Leonid meteor storm can occur when Earth plows through one of the dust trails left by Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle (orbit shown in green).
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