When the Leonids fly across the sky, stargazers know that the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle is nearby. Every year, the iconic meteor shower offers a spectacular show… and experts say this weekend is ...

55P/Tempel-Tuttle is a small comet with a nucleus measuring just 2.24 miles (3.6 km) across. It was discovered independently by both Ernst Tempel and Horace Tuttle in 1865 and 1866, ...

As Earth crosses 55P/Tempel-Tuttle’s orbit, it will encounter whatever streams of dust happen to be present at that time. This year, a strong outburst of Leonid meteors is possible on Nov. 19 ...

The comet responsible for producing the Leonids is called 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. The Leonids’ parent comet, which measures 2.24 miles in diameter, makes a trip around the sun every 33 years.

This year’s show should be a more placid 15 meteors per hour or so, as the Earth hits debris fields released from its parent body, comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. The moon will be around a quarter full ...

These sudden outbursts of more than 1,000 meteors happened in 1833, 1866, 1966, 1999, 2001 and 2002, when Earth passed through old debris fields left in the inner solar system by 55P/Tempel-Tuttle ...

Here's how you can watch. Origin of the Leonid meteor shower. The Leonids originate from comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle, discovered twice independently in 1865 and 1866 by Ernst Tempel and Horace Tuttle ...

Skywatchers can catch the meteor shower as it shoots across the sky on the night of Nov. 17-18, and it occurs when the Earth passes through the debris field left behind by the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle.

The Leonid meteor shower is back for another year of space glitz caused by the Earth passing through the debris field left behind by the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle.

The Leonid meteor shower peaks in North America overnight from Nov. 17 to 18, with fast-moving fireballs possible in US skies.

When the Leonids fly across the sky, stargazers know that the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle is nearby. Every year, the iconic meteor shower offers a spectacular show… and experts say this weekend is ...