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Here is the image of the comet that broke into pieces that are likely to bring a new meteor shower

28/05/2022
Credit image: NASA - This infrared image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows the broken Comet 73P/Schwassman-Wachmann 3 skimming along a trail of debris left during its multiple trips around the sun. The flame-like objects are the comet’s fragments and their tails, while the dusty comet trail is the line bridging the fragments
Credit image: NASA - This infrared image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows the broken Comet 73P/Schwassman-Wachmann 3 skimming along a trail of debris left during its multiple trips around the sun. The flame-like objects are the comet’s fragments and their tails, while the dusty comet trail is the line bridging the fragments

Article by: Andacs Robert Eugen, on 28 May 2022, at 11:10 am Los Angeles time

Astronomers expect a possible meteor shower on the night of May 30-31, 2022, but this event is not certain. 

They said, either there will be a spectacular meteor shower, very rare, or nothing will happen. 

According to NASA data, comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann or SW3 broke to pieces back in 1995, and the Earth will pass through its remnants in the night from May 30 to May 31 this year. 

However, astronomers call this meteor shower "possible" because to be able to see it, the remaining pieces of the comet need to move twice as fast as normal speed. This may be true, according to observations from 2009 of the Spitzer Telescope. The images taken by it can be seen above.

NASA suggests that if this meteor shower happens, the peak time for astronomical observers will be 1:00 a.m. on the east coast and around 10:00 a.m. on the west coast (USA).

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