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What’s special about the Eta Aquariids meteor shower in May?
Halley's Comet isn’t coming back to the inner Solar System anytime soon until 2061, but every May, Earth passes through debris left behind by the famous comet — creating the Eta Aquariids meteor shower. Here’s when the shower peaks in 2026, where to look, and why it’s one of the fastest meteor showers of the year. Read more on Starlust: https://starlust.org/the-eta-aquariid-meteor-shower-will-peak-on-may-6-2026-heres-all-you-need-to-know/ Video edited with footage from NASA (YouTube) and Pixabay. Royalty free music from Hook Sounds. Thumbnail image via Getty Images.
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"You put us in a small spaceship...and we became best friends for life": Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch
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President Trump welcomes Artemis II astronauts to the White House
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