The fate of a meteor shower that seemed to disappear after the 1950s may have been uncovered by a group of Japanese scientists. The Phoenicid meteor shower (named after the constellation Phoenix) was ...

The Phoenicid meteor shower (named after the constellation Phoenix) was discovered by the first Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition on December 5, 1956, during their voyage in the Indian Ocean.

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Astronomers have observed the elusive 'Phoenicid meteor shower' and have determined that it was spawned by the now vanished Comet Blanpain. They also found that Comet Blanpain was active, though only ...