A celestial light show will grace the night sky this weekend, as the Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak.
The display can be viewed from all over the world, but it will peak in the Northern Hemisphere over the next two weeks. The Taurid meteor shower occurs every fall, comprising two distinct streams from separate sources, known as the South and North Taurids.
"The Taurids meteor shower is unique in that it comprises two distinct streams (i.e., Southern and Northern Taurids), both of which have spread over time due to the gravitational influence of Jupiter," Minjae Kim, a research fellow in the Department of Physics at the University of Warwick in the U.K., told Newsweek. "No matter where you are on Earth, with Antarctica being the sole exception, the Taurids meteor shower graces the skies of almost every corner of our planet." ...
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