Topic
Meteor showers
2 questions tagged Meteor showers — spanning every one of the seven Ws.
how
How do astronomers know when a meteor shower will peak?
They predict when Earth will pass through a stream of dust left by a comet or asteroid. The shower peaks when the densest part of the debris stream arrives.
AstronomyMeteor showers
when
When was the first meteor shower linked to a comet?
In 1866, astronomers established that the Leonid meteor shower was connected to Comet Tempel-Tuttle.
SpaceMeteor showers