The June Bootids have flared to dozens of meteors an hour in rare years like 1998, but most years the shower is so weak it shows almost nothing — and no outburst is forecast for 2026

One of the year's most erratic meteor showers is active now. A handful of times it has stunned observers. Most years it barely registers, and the official 2026 calendar predicts nothing unusual. The post The June Bootids have flared to dozens of meteors an hour in rare years like 1998, but most years the shower is so weak it shows almost nothing — and no outburst is forecast for 2026 appeared first on Space Daily .