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This Halloween, the Taurid Meteor Shower may unleash a flurry of fireballs.
This Halloween, the Taurid Meteor Shower may unleash a flurry of fireballs.

This year's annual Taurid meteor shower, also referred to as the Halloween fireballs, might actually be a Taurid swarm.

On Halloween, a potentially dangerous asteroid the size of a building will fly past Earth's orbit.
On Halloween, a potentially dangerous asteroid the size of a building will fly past Earth's orbit.

The asteroid's upper size estimate is only slightly smaller than the tallest structure in the world.

Meet the BOAT, the all-time brightest gamma-ray explosion.
Meet the BOAT, the all-time brightest gamma-ray explosion.

The gamma-ray burst GRB 221009A is believed by astronomers to be the creation of a new black hole within the core of a falling star.

Super terrifying "Pillars of Creation" View Captured by NASA's Webb Telescope
Super terrifying "Pillars of Creation" View Captured by NASA's Webb Telescope

The cosmos is seen in new photographs from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, which are so clear and crisp it's unnerving.

ISRO official: Gaganyaan mission's first test flight will occur in February of next year.
ISRO official: Gaganyaan mission's first test flight will occur in February of next year.

Prior to an unmanned space launch in December of the following year, ISRO plans to conduct at least 17 different tests.

Largest meteor hits on the Red Planet are discovered by two Martian spacecraft.
Largest meteor hits on the Red Planet are discovered by two Martian spacecraft.

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured breathtaking images of the ensuing craters, while the Insight lander monitored the seismic waves.

Witness the final solar eclipse of 2022 and watch the moon's shadow creep eerily across Earth.
Witness the final solar eclipse of 2022 and watch the moon's shadow creep eerily across Earth.

In fresh imagery, the shadow of Earth's close friend is clearly seen.

From December 2022, moving vehicles will be able to use SpaceX's Starlink satellite.
From December 2022, moving vehicles will be able to use SpaceX's Starlink satellite.

SpaceX has announced through Twitter that starting in December, moving vehicles will have access to its Starlink for RVs satellite internet service.

Russian spacecraft carrying goods is directed at the International Space Station
Russian spacecraft carrying goods is directed at the International Space Station

In February, the Russian Progress 80 resupply ship launched from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome.

It's possible that most stars have far more time than previously thought to produce planets.
It's possible that most stars have far more time than previously thought to produce planets.

A new study contends that planet-forming gas and dust discs live millions of years longer around orange and red dwarf stars than previously thought.

Researchers from NASA and IIT-Madras examine bacteria on the space station.
Researchers from NASA and IIT-Madras examine bacteria on the space station.

One important discovery was that a bacteria living on the ISS was advantageous to several other microbes but inhibited the growth of a fungus.

Super-Earth that is so hot it can melt gold may have lost its atmosphere.
Super-Earth that is so hot it can melt gold may have lost its atmosphere.

The term "super-Earth" refers to a rocky planet the size of Earth that is hot enough to melt gold and may not have an atmosphere.