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Are you ready for the Eta Aquariids meteor shower? Destined to be one of the best of 2024—thanks to it occurring in dark, moonless night skies, this annual meteor shower is caused by none other than Halley ’s comet, the most famous ball of ice and rock in the solar system.
, which states that “this shower will be quite strong in 2024 due to interactions of the particles with the planet Jupiter.”
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