An autumn meteor shower yearly responsible for “Halloween fireballs” may pose a small impact threat to Earth. But scientists have the sky under surveillance. Here’s what to know.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-taurid-meteor-shower-may-hide-an-impact-threat-to-earth/
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> In new research, Boslough and his co-authors calculate that the hypothetical swarm would make its next particularly close approaches in November 2032 and in June 2036. If the swarm really does exist, those might mark times when Earth faces a slightly higher risk of an impact, the scientists warn.
> It bears repeating: Scientists aren’t even positive yet that this swarm of rubble exists, much less that it poses a threat to Earth. Boslough and his colleagues aren’t trying to panic people, just calling for observations, both during those years and in June 2026 and 2029.
Of course, my inner doomsayer is reading that as “WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!” 🙂