NASA Expects Brightest Meteor Shower On May 30-31 As Tau Herculids Nears Earth
NASA Expects Brightest Meteor Shower On May 30-31 As Tau Herculids Nears Earth
The month of May will end with a cosmic surprise thanks to a comet that is now being torn apart.
The month of May will end with a cosmic surprise thanks to a comet that is now being torn apart.
According to NASA, the night of May 30 and the early morning of May 31 will bring a powerful meteor shower courtesy of the comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann or SW3.
According to NASA, the night of May 30 and the early morning of May 31 will bring a powerful meteor shower courtesy of the comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann or SW3.
NASA says that the upcoming meteor shower named tau Herculids might be one of the brightest ones lighting up the sky this year.
NASA says that the upcoming meteor shower named tau Herculids might be one of the brightest ones lighting up the sky this year.
The tau Herculids meteor shower is a result of the debris cloud that resulted from the fragmentation of the 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann (SW3) comet.
The tau Herculids meteor shower is a result of the debris cloud that resulted from the fragmentation of the 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann (SW3) comet.
The astronomers confirmed that the comet's brightness was a result of SW3's fragmentation as it had shattered into several pieces and was leaving an orbital trail made of its own debris.
The astronomers confirmed that the comet's brightness was a result of SW3's fragmentation as it had shattered into several pieces and was leaving an orbital trail made of its own debris.
The astronomers noted that the comet was in about 70 pieces when it approached Earth in 2006 and has continued to fragment further since then.
The astronomers noted that the comet was in about 70 pieces when it approached Earth in 2006 and has continued to fragment further since then.