According to NASA, a new meteor shower could be visible across North America Monday night and early Tuesday morning.
According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a new meteor shower could be visible across North America Monday night and early Tuesday morning., and its forecasted to peak at night on Memorial Day. However, NASA calls it an"all or nothing" event.
"If it makes it to us this year, the debris from SW3 will strike Earth’s atmosphere very slowly, traveling at just 10 miles per second – which means much fainter meteors than those belonging to the eta Aquariids," Bill Cooke said, who leads NASA’s"But North American stargazers are taking particular note this year because the tau Herculid radiant will be high in the night sky at the forecast peak time.
The eta Aquarrids shower, which took place earlier in the month, is caused by the annual encounter with debris from Halley's comet. Stay informed during the severe weather season with our local news and weather app. Get the NBC 5 Chicago app for
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