Southern Taurid meteor shower to peak this week with bright fireballs
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Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The Southern Taurid meteor shower, known for its swarm of bright fireballs shooting through the night sky, is expected to peak Tuesday and Wednesday nights as the Earth passes through dust left by a comet. The meteor shower is active between September and November when debris left in the wake of the Comet Encke falls into the Earth's atmosphere at high speeds, according to the American Meteor Society . The shower will become most active at the same time the Northern Taurids and
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