60-Second Science

Meteor Storm Went from Sizzle to Fizzle

Jun 4, 2014
The podcast discusses the disappointment of the May Camelopardalids meteor outburst, highlighting the unpredictability of meteor storms compared to calculating eclipses. It mentions the rarity of meteor storms and shares an intriguing story of a meteor storm in 1966 that produced over 100,000 shooting stars in an hour.
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