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60 years ago the Leonid meteor shower produced 144,000 meteors per hour. Could it happen again?
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Space.com reports that 60 years ago the Leonid meteor shower produced one of the most intense meteor storms in recorded history, with a rate of 144,000 meteors per hour. With the shower's 2026 peak approaching, the piece looks at whether such a storm could happen again and what skywatchers can expect.
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60 years ago the Leonid meteor shower produced 144,000 meteors per hour. Could it happen again?
60 years ago, the Leonid meteor shower unleashed one of the most spectacular meteor storms in recorded history. As the 2026 peak approaches, here's what skywatchers can expect.
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