Meteor Showers & Comets Explained

Every year between November and December, the Leonid Meteor Shower lights up the sky. This year, the peak of the shower is expected to be around 2 a.m. the morning of Monday, November 18th. Dr. Joe Pesce, with the U.S. National Science Foundation, talks about the meteor shower and explains comets, asteroids and meteors.

EDITORS NOTE: The images depicted at 0:45, 0:48, and 2:35 show a comet.

[ethanwilson]

I like the idea of Earth's atmosphere cleaning up all the dust as it orbits the Sun.