They appear to have been formed by 10 or more related space rocks including the comet 2P/Encke. One hypothesis is that Comet ...

Fireballs occur when meteors are over 3 feet in size, making the flames much brighter and more visible from Earth. Meteor ...

Comet Encke's connection to Taurid meteor shower. Comet Encke, the parent body of the Taurid meteor showers, has a nucleus ...

Two sister meteor showers are already flashing across night skies — and will peak a week apart. The Southern Taurids will ...

Originating from comet Encke, the meteors are expected to produce brighter and longer-lasting fireballs than other showers.

Avi Loeb's new book, Interstellar, recalls his detailed work to uncover the composition of a meteor that crashed into us in ...

The American Meteor Society received 16 reports about a fireball seen in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, ...

The Taurid meteor shower is set to illuminate the night sky over Australia on Monday evening, continuing into the early hours of Tuesday morning.

The glowing pockets of air around fast-moving space rocks, ranging from the size of a dust particle to a boulder, may be ...

Multiple meteor showers occur annually, and you don’t need special equipment to see them ... The glowing pockets of air around fast-moving space rocks, ranging from the size of a dust particle to a ...

Here’s how it works. The Taurid meteor shower, consisting of the Southern Taurids and Northern Taurids, is a highlight for stargazers each fall. This year, the Southern Taurids peak on Nov.

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A meteor shower known for blazing fireballs is set to peak on Monday night into early Tuesday and could ...