While the Southern Taurids are active between Sept. 23 and Dec. 8, the celestial light show will be most visible Monday and ...

A meteor shower known for blazing fireballs is set to peak on Monday night into early Tuesday and could present a dazzling display for patient sky-gazers.

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But that was far from the largest meteorite to strike our planet ... This rock vapor cloud and dust ejected from the crater would have circled the globe and turned the sky black within hours ...

But that was far from the largest meteorite to strike our planet. One up to 200 times bigger landed 3.26 billion years ago, triggering worldwide destruction at an even greater scale. But ...

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Up next, a third celestial treat named the Orionid meteor shower. Unlike the Northern Lights, which are rare to see around here, or the comet that visits once every 80,000 years, Orionids shows up ...

The Orionids meteor shower will peak on Monday night into Tuesday with the best viewing conditions between midnight and dawn. Visible until 7 November this year, the Orionids are an annual event ...