The North and South Taurids occur every year in September, October, and November. They may have originated from a comet that ...

Meteors that fall to Earth are also often called “shooting stars” and are a common occurrence, according to NASA. While some ...

Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of a huge astronomical milestone: the first and only time we have landed on a comet. The ...

And there are still more meteor showers left between now and New Year's, with at least one fireball event happening at all ...

The South Taurids originate as debris from Comet Encke, while the North Taurids are debris from asteroid 2004TG10. Each ...

the trail of debris left by the comet or asteroid during its orbit around the sun. That debris is called meteoroids.

The devastation of a giant meteorite impact on early Earth may have allowed life to flourish, new research suggests.

Known as one of the top meteor showers of the autumn season because of its bright fireballs, the Leonids started to be ...

The Northern Taurids – produced by dust grains left behind by asteroid 2004 TG10 – will glow brightly as they enter the Earth ...

When they enter Earth's atmosphere, they burn up, resulting in meteors. If a bigger piece falls to Earth, that becomes a ...

The Taurid meteor shower is about to reach its peak tonight across the UK, with the coming days expected to produce some ...