The Leonid meteor shower starts in November, adding it's shooting stars to the ones currently on display. The northern ...
Of the three November meteor showers, Leonids should be the most active. It is fed by the Tempel-Tuttle Comet, which can produce some dense debris clouds, resulting in very strong showers. Leonids is ...
The Taurid meteor shower is composed of two streams known as the Southern Taurids and the Northern Taurids. We explore this ...
"Taurid meteors tend to be larger than other meteors and can survive for longer periods as they pass through Earth's ...
The 2025 Orionid meteor shower peak begins overnight on Oct. 20-21, when 10-20 shooting stars may be visible streaking across ...
Draconid meteors can be seen each year as Earth barrels through the trail of debris left behind by comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner ...
Unique to the Orionids, NASA notes, the meteors seen during this shower are particularly fast and bright. Furthermore, they ...
Learn more about the prediction that larger space objects are coming our way during the 2032 and 2036 Taurid meteor showers.
NASA says the meteor shower is best viewed during the pre-dawn hours, but the sweet spot is between midnight and 2 a.m. Make ...
This year’s “Halloween fireballs” are stunning to watch, but scientists say they may carry a warning from space.
Nov. 17: The Leonid Meteor Shower should be best from 1 a.m. to dawn. Under dark sky conditions, the Leonids exhibit a maximum of about 10 to 15 meteors per hour. Nov. 5: Full hunter supermoon — ...
West-northwest wind around 8 mph. Meteor showers occur when Earth passes through dusty debris trails left by comets and other space objects as they orbit the sun. The debris ― space rocks known as ...