#meteor-shower

#meteor-shower

Oct. 8 marks the peak of the annual Draconid Meteor Shower -a famously unpredictable event that can produce anywhere from a handful to over a thousand shooting stars per hour. The Draconid shower is started on Oct. 6 and lasts through Oct. 10. There are typically 10 meteors per hour visible during its peak, but some experts are predicting a much more dramatic show in the sky this year.

The inner solar system was violent 4 billion years ago, with a heavy bombardment lasting 500 million years, which has since calmed significantly.