Annual Draconid meteors to streak across skies through Oct. 10: 'All-or-nothing shower'

From a pair of meteor showers to a glowing supermoon, here are the top astronomy events for October 2024.

The Draconid meteor shower has returned for its annual show in the skies — and while this year’s spectacle may be fainter than in past years, experts think 2025’s light show could be stronger than ever.

The meteors during the showers are few and far between, with about 10 visible every hour during its peak on the evenings of Oct. 7 and Oct. 8.The Draconids are one of the weaker showers visible, clocking in at only 21 kilometers per second. Sometimes, though, the fickle dragon picks up speed and has been recorded over 1,000 meteors per hour. While that isn’t anticipated to be the case this year, the dragon could wake in 2025.

This intensity is all dependent on other planets’ gravitational pull, primarily Jupiter, Cooke said. The pull can impact the comet’s trajectory, dragging it either closer or further away from Earth.

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