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EVER WONDER WHY SOME METEOR SHOWERS ARE SO UNPREDICTABLE?

16/04/2025 Reading 6 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Ever Wonder Why Some Meteor Showers Are So Unpredictable?
April 16, 2025, Mountain View, CA -- Why do comets and their meteoroid streams weave in and out of Earth's orbit and their orbits disperse over time? In a paper published online in the journal Icarus this week, two SETI Institute researchers show that this is not due to the random pull of the planets, but rather the kick they receive from a moving Sun.
Meteoroid Barycenter Stuart Pilorz Peter Jenniskens Sun Orbit
Meteor Showers Shed Light on Where Comets Formed in the Early Solar System

22/08/2024 Reading 6 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Meteor Showers Shed Light On Where Comets Formed In The Early Solar System
Comet Meteoroid Peter Jenniskens Oort Cloud Sun Jupiter-Family
The First ‘Birder’s Guide’ to Meteor Showers

31/10/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
The First ‘Birder’S Guide’ To Meteor Showers
October 31, 2023, Mountain View, CA – The SETI Institute is proud to announce a new book by SETI Institute meteor astronomer Dr. Peter Jenniskens. Called "Atlas of Earth's Meteor Showers," this comprehensive guide describes over 500 meteor showers that appear in our night skies and adds a wealth of detail to the tapestry of our solar system.
Peter Jenniskens Meteor Meteoroids Seti Institute Earth Book