The Geminid meteor shower is nearly 200 years old, according to known records — the first recorded observation was in 1833 from a riverboat on the Mississippi River — and is still going strong.

This annual meteor shower is named for the constellation Leo ... up to a thousand meteors per minute were recorded at certain points, and in 1833, an estimated 100,000 meteors per hour were ...

Related: Meteor shower guide: Where ... Though the 1966 storm is a mere 'sprinkle' compared to the 1833 Leonid meteor storm that saw an estimated 100,000 meteors per hour rain down on Earth!

The Leonid meteor shower is expected to reach peak activity ... only produced six meteor storms in their lifetime, including in 1833, 1866, 1996, 1999, 2001, and 2002. The next storm isn’t ...