The Leonid shower is among the most spectacular. According to EarthSky, there have been years when there has been a meteor "storm," with rates for the 1833 Leonid shower hitting an incredible ...

The Leonids result from the Earth passing through the trail of the comet Tempel-Tuttle (55P/Tempel-Tuttle), which was first discovered in 1865. But meteor shower predates that: The 1833 event is ...

The Leonid meteor shower has been active all month, but it will be at its strongest Saturday and Sunday nights, according to ...

Although the Leonids are one of the most famous of all the annual meteor displays we certainly would not advertise them as a ...

Related: Meteor shower guide: Where ... Though the 1966 storm is a mere 'sprinkle' compared to the 1833 Leonid meteor storm that saw an estimated 100,000 meteors per hour rain down on Earth!

The Leonid meteor showers will peak this month as astronomers ... The years with the most activity-producing meteor storms were in the years of 1833, 1866, 1966, 1999, 2001, and 2002, according ...

Though the nearly full moon will likely outshine some of these speedy meteors, you may still be able to catch a glimpse of ...

The meteor shower has had a number of outbursts of ... The Leonids were described as "stars that fell like rain." In 1833, the Leonid storm was so intense that NASA reports it led "to the ...

When the meteor shower peaks in activity, observers should have the chance to see shooting stars whizzing across the sky at dizzying speeds of about 44 miles per second. The Leonids are also known ...

The Leonids have been active since Nov. 3 and will persist until Dec. 2, though the meteor shower will peak the night of Nov. 16, according to the American Meteor Society. The meteor shower is ...