Venus set for a July meteor show from an ancient asteroid breakup

Venus may experience a dramatic meteor shower this July due to dust from a pair of asteroids that likely split after a close solar approach 17,000–21,000 years ago. The dust remains in solar orbit inside Earth’s path, and Venus could intercept it, though observing the event from Earth would be extremely difficult; a spacecraft in Venus orbit or future missions such as EnVision, DAVINCI and VERITAS could potentially detect it. The finding is based on simulations published in Icarus.