The Leonid meteor shower is active from Nov. 3 to Dec. 2 this year and will peak on Nov. 17. The best time to look for the Leonids will be late on the night of Nov. 16 until dawn on Nov. 17.

Attendees included the Russian philosopher, Boris Mezhuev of Moscow State University and ISEPR; Mikhail Remizov, president of the Institute for National Strategy, a think tank; Leonid Polyakov ...