The Taurid meteor shower—known for its “Halloween Fireballs” that illuminate the sky from late October to early November— could hold clues to future threats from space such as airbursts and actual impacts into Earth's surface. The Taurids occur when the Earth passes through a trail of debris from the comet Encke. These small particles of rock burn up as they enter our planet's atmosphere. The meteors—the flashes and streaks of light—appear to radiate from the constellation Taurus. Two such