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 peaked on Nov. 5 ...
The Taurid meteor shower is an unusual case where the radiant is highest soon after midnight so the shower can be observed all night. Their name comes from the way they seem to radiate from ...
Taurid meteors move across the sky at about 65,000 miles per hour – a fraction of the whizzing 148,000 mph meteors of the Orionid shower. But while the Orionids are considered the most beautiful ...