ScienceCasts: A Meteor Shower from Halley's Comet

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Soon, Earth will pass through a stream of debris from Halley's Comet, source of the annual Orionid meteor shower. Forecasters expect 25 meteors per hour when the shower peaks on Oct. 21st.

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[vypmnoo0]

it says it happens every year, so i wanna know will it be visible in India , this year?

[minenoob13]

My birthday 10/21

[kor3anappl3]

 :13 dat ass

[TehBlitzSaysMeow]

This stuff is so interesting

[Peter Thadeus]

The debris that was blown off the comet is in orbit around the Sun. When the Earth passes through this debris, we see the meteors.  Most are like sand grains and dust.

[RoflmaoAtSheepeople]

ITs the black guy from star trak

[Spamazoid]

I thought Halley's Comet only passes by the inner solar system every 75 yrs. so how does any part of it come to us every year?

[David Vine]

Wow!