WASHINGTON — Three meteor showers will light up the sky in November, giving stargazers a potentially action-packed month. The Taurids will peak on Wednesday, Nov. 5. The meteor shower consists of the ...

The Southern Taurids will soon peak, but it may not be the best time to see the spectacular global event. The meteor shower is active from Sept. 20 to Nov. 20, but it will be most active when it ...

The Orionid meteor shower peaked on Tuesday night, between midnight and dawn. Named after the constellation of Orion, where the meteors appear to originate from, they are actually debris left behind ...

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Astrophysicist Sara Webb said Australians and others in the southern hemisphere will get their chance to see the meteors. "With the Orionids peaking this week, it's a perfect opportunity to head ...