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Venus Set for Dramatic Meteor Shower in 2026

1/28/2026

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Venus may experience a significant meteor shower on July 5, 2026, from dust shed by an asteroid that broke apart.
Researchers led by Albino Carbognani modeled orbits of 2021 PH27 and 2025 GN1 for 100,000 years, suggesting they were once a single body.
The Yarkovsky–O'Keefe–Radzievskii–Paddack (YORP) effect likely caused the breakup.
Observing the meteor shower from Earth will be challenging, but EnVision could offer better opportunities for direct observation.

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Story summary

Venus may experience a significant meteor shower on July 5, 2026, from dust shed by an asteroid that broke apart.
Researchers led by Albino Carbognani modeled orbits of 2021 PH27 and 2025 GN1 for 100,000 years, suggesting they were once a single body.
The Yarkovsky–O'Keefe–Radzievskii–Paddack (YORP) effect likely caused the breakup.
Observing the meteor shower from Earth will be challenging, but EnVision could offer better opportunities for direct observation.