Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

The Night Sky Will Be Teeming with "Fireballs" Tonight. Despite the Supermoon

Summary by hnonline.sk
A meteor shower occurs when the Earth passes through dust ejected by a comet, with tiny grains hitting the atmosphere, imparting energy and releasing that energy as photons of light. A "shooting star" is the light trail of this particle. In the case of the Southern Taurids, it's comet 2P/Encke, but it's more about quality than quantity, with only occasional but unforgettable fireballs, so-called bolides (very bright "shooting stars"), visible in…
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.

1 Articles

A meteor shower occurs when the Earth passes through dust ejected by a comet, with tiny grains hitting the atmosphere, imparting energy and releasing that energy as photons of light. A "shooting star" is the light trail of this particle. In the case of the Southern Taurids, it's comet 2P/Encke, but it's more about quality than quantity, with only occasional but unforgettable fireballs, so-called bolides (very bright "shooting stars"), visible in…

·Bratislava Region, Slovakia
Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.

Factuality 

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

hnonline.sk broke the news in Bratislava Region, Slovakia on Monday, November 3, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)
News
For You
Search
BlindspotLocal