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As the Taurid meteor shower passes by Earth, pseudoscience rains down – and obscures a potential real threat from space

  • Written by Mark Boslough, Research Associate Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico
As the Taurid meteor shower passes by Earth, pseudoscience rains down – and obscures a potential real threat from spaceThis image of a Taurid fireball was taken in 2014 by NASA's All Sky Fireball Network in Tullahoma, Tenn.NASA

With the Taurid meteor shower now hitting the night skies worldwide, look for what could be a celestial treat – you might see shooting stars, and maybe even fireballs, the biggest and brightest meteors.

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