The Taurid meteor shower, consisting of the Southern Taurids ... per second or 65,000 miles (104,000 km) per hour. The Perseids, on the other hand, zip through the sky at 37 miles (59 km) per ...

Geminids is, on average, even more intense than the popular Perseids meteor shower, spawning anywhere from two to three times as many meteors. The radiant for Geminids is Gemini, which is under ...

A greater understanding of… People trekked to ancient villages and medieval ruins to view and photograph the Perseid meteor shower in the wee hours of Friday. This year's display produced more ...

The Northern and Southern Taurid meteor showers will peak in early to mid-November this year, possibly bringing fireballs.

The Perseid meteor shower, for example ... Subscribe to the Times Space and Astronomy Calendar for reminders about meteor showers throughout the year. Michelle Nichols, the director of public ...

But while the Orionids are considered the most beautiful and the Perseids are lauded as the best of the meteor showers, the Taurids have one thing going for them: Fireballs. Each year, both the ...

The annual Orionid meteor shower ... produce 10 to 20 showers per hour, but during exceptional years, such as 2006 to 2009, the peak rates were on par with the Perseids, at about 50 to 75 per ...

In an average year, the Orionids produce a maximum of 10 to 20 meteors per hour — many fewer than the summertime Perseids meteor shower, which typically features 50 to 75 meteors per hour.

That's part of the reason that Taurids haven't earned the hype of the like of the Orionids, considered the most beautiful of the meteor showers, or the Perseids, lauded as the best altogether.

The peak is the best time to look for a shower. From our point of view on Earth, the meteors will appear to come from the same point in the sky. The Perseid meteor shower, for example, peaks in ...