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The Southern Taurids meteor shower is set to peak Sunday and Monday, giving viewers a chance to see what are often called shooting stars soaring above our planet.

“Space rocks” and other material hurtling through the cosmos — including pieces of asteroids, comets and even the moon or Mars — are called meteoroids.

The Southern Taurids and the Northern Taurids, which are set to peak next Saturday, account for a spike in fireball reports between September and November each year, the AMS said.

“Fireball” — believe it or not — is a term actually used by NASA to describe meteors that glow as bright or brighter than Venus.

If you want to try to see a Taurid fireball this week, Space.com recommends locating a dark viewing point far from light pollution and scanning the night sky surrounding Jupiter.

And be patient: while the Taurids can churn out some extraordinarily bright fireballs, they only produce about five meteors per hour at most.

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