Expect the Unexpected: June Bootid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week

2026-06-22T12:00:02.000Z Heads up, stargazers! The notoriously unpredictable June Bootid meteor shower is set to peak this week — and anything could happen. While most annual meteor showers follow a fairly predictable script, the June Bootids have a habit of surprising astronomers. Most years, the shower produces only a few meteors per hour. Occasionally, however, it erupts into an unexpected display. In 1998, skywatchers were treated to an outburst of up to 100 meteors per hour, while another burst in 2004...