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, respectively.

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 ...

The yearly spectacle occurs when the Earth passes through the debris field left behind by the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. This year, under a dark sky after the moon has set, you might see 10 to 15 ...

Typically right after Tempel-Tuttle passes through, within a few years Earth will experience a meteor storm with extremely high rates — some 1,000 meteors per hour or more!

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 Leonid meteor shower will peak just after midnight on Friday, November 18, 2022. The result of dust grains left in the inner solar system by comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle, the Leonids run annually ...

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 ...

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 ...

Comet-Tempel Tuttle—just over 2 miles wide—releases more debris as it completes its 33-year-long orbit of the sun, resulting in hundreds of thousands of meteors to be seen per hour—though ...

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 ...