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Because certain meteor showers repeat year after year, on the same dates.
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Can scientists predict a meteor shower?
yes they could.
Is the leonids a meteor shower?
The leonid vandeski (Leonids Meteor Shower) is a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel-Tuttle
Is this a fact or fantasy astronomers say there will be a shower of falling stars next Friday night?
While I cannot attest to a particular date, there is scientific basis for scientists predicting meteor showers. Meteors are small bits of rock and/or metal burning up in Earth's atmosphere. Meteor showers occur when Earth's orbit brings it through a cloud of such small objects, since scientists know where these clouds are, they can predict meteor showers.
Can Halley's comet help scientists predict the future?
Apart from things directly related to the comet, no. Since the comet has a regular orbit, it is possible to predict when it will be visible. Halley's Comet is also the cause of the Eta Aquariid meteor shower, so the passage of the comet may result in an increase in the shower's intensity. In most cases, trying to predict the future based on the positions of celestial objects falls under the field of astrology, which is a pseudoscience.
A perseid shower is a?
a meteor shower
Do meteoroligists predict meteor showers?
No. Meteorologists study weather. An astronomer would predict meteor showers.
Where can you find a meteor shower in Europe Netherlands?
When a meteor shower is in progress, it's visible from the entire night side of the earth. Search "meteor shower" on line for the dates of meteor showers expected in the near future.
Which meteor shower occurs in October 2010?
October 21, 22 - Orionids Meteor Shower.
How many people died from a meteor shower in the year of 2000?
No one has died as result of a meteor shower.
What is The physical state of meteor shower?
The particles in a meteor shower are generally solid, until they smack into the Earth's atmosphere and actually become a "meteor shower". The meteor generally explodes, or vaporizes, or becomes plasma - but there are often still parts of the meteor that remain solid and impact the Earth.
Why do so many scientists predict the world is going to end?
it might actually happen scientist say a large meteor is headed towards earth
When was Meteor Shower - TV series - created?
Meteor Shower - TV series - was created on 2009-08-08.
