Can shooting stars be predicted?

There are statistics for the average number per hour, in general. But when the Earth passes through the ring of debris left behind by a comet, this count increases tremendously and we get a meteor shower. read more

No, the exact moment, and exact location cannot be predicted. But their speed, and where to look at to watch them, can be predicted as a bunch of them pass by at once. read more

Again, these can only be seen on clear nights where there is little light pollution. But these are somewhat unpredictable, “shooting stars” can be predicted much more accurately. I keep writing “shooting stars” in quotes because they are not really stars, but satellites instead. read more