Meteor showers are the product of comets or asteroids dropping debris on their orbit. Once these debris streams cross the Earth, they burn up in the atmosphere, creating the shooting stars that we know and love. Many famous comets are responsible for famous showers, but the most prolific seems to be Comet Encke. It might also be a dangerous one. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Comet Encke is responsible for multiple meteor showers, including the Southern Taurids and Northern Taurids, which are active now, and the Beta Taurids, which are active in June and July. The Beta Taurids is actually a shower that peaks after dawn, so unless the meteors are extremely bright, you can’t see them. If that was not all, the comet migh

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