October 13, 2022
Today, a meteor shower called the Northern Taurids begins. This meteor shower is active from October 13, 2022, to December 2, 2022. It is one of two meteors currently active that is caused by comet 2P/Encke. Alone, the Northern Taurids is a minor meteor shower but when active with its counterpart called the Southern Taurids, past years have shown an increase in fireballs.
The comet 2P/Encke photographed by the MESSENGER spacecraft. Comet Encke has the shortest orbital period of any known comet in the solar system. Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington/Southwest Research Institute