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

With the Taurid meteor shower now hitting the night skies worldwide^[1], look for what could be a celestial treat – you might see shooting stars, and maybe even fireballs^[2], the biggest and brightest meteors.

As the full moon begins to wane after Nov. 15^[3], the sky will be darker, due to diminishing moonlight, so finding the meteors...

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