Halley Dust and Milky Way . ... Swept up as planet Earth plows through dusty debris streams left behind periodic Comet Halley, the annual meteor shower is known as the Eta Aquarids . ... Known for speed Eta Aquarid meteors move fast, entering the atmosphere at about 66 kilometers per second. ... Of course, northern hemisphere skygazers are expecting a new meteor shower on May 24, the Camelopardalids , caused by dust from periodic comet 209P/LINEAR. ... NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...