It’s a bird. … It’s a plane. … It’s a meteor? Multiple people in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland reported seeing a large fireball dropping in the sky before 6 a.m ...

Orionid meteors fall to Earth at immense speeds of around 41 miles per second and may occasionally become bright fireballs or leave glowing trails. Stock image of a meteor shower (main ...

A meteor shower known for blazing fireballs is ... Occasionally, the bigger space rocks fall to the ground, in which case they are known as meteorites, but most of the particles are too small ...

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. 5 ...

5 (UPI) --The Taurid meteor shower will be visible in the night sky for the next week for the phenomenon's annual appearance. Earth passes through the debris left behind by comets every fall from ...

stargazers can find many more meteor showers to enjoy in the fall – with the caveat that most won’t match the grandeur of the Perseids, and cloud cover is prone to playing spoiler (as always).

As long as the moon and skies are all treats and no tricks, skygazers should have a chance to see the Orionids, one of the year's most striking meteor showers, just in time for Halloween.

Across North America, people fell to their knees in prayer or terror, or rose from their beds in wonder at a night sky suddenly filled with falling stars. It was the Great Leonid Meteor Storm of ...

The two annual Taurid meteor showers are due to peak within days of each other this week, lighting up the night sky with shooting stars. Due to their appearance around the spookiest holiday of the ...

October has been a stellar month for celestial events, with comets, a mini-moon, the Draconid meteor shower and the recent supermoon. And now comes the Orionid meteor shower. The Orionid meteor ...

Orion is belting out a show for Earth. A stunning meteor shower containing traces of the famed Halley’s Comet will pass by Earth with peak viewing opportunities this weekend. The Orionids ...

The Orionids are back, promising views of a spectacular meteor shower this weekend. Stargazers can eagerly look skyward starting on Sunday and continuing through the week of Oct. 20th, according ...