The Earth will approach within 30 million kilometres (18.6 million miles) of the centre of the Taurid swarm on June 28 - the closest such encounter since 1975. Researchers from the Universities of New Mexico and Western Ontario warn we could be in for a similarly catastrophic event. Meanwhile, researchers from Western Ontario University claim that the closeness of the Taurid swarm presents a unique opportunity to investigate its overall risk potential. Scientists stressed that the risk of a collision is still fairly low as - even in space terms - 18.6 million miles is a long way. However, "daylight fireballs" and "significant airbursts" may be visible in the sky during the meteor shower's peak activity, according to the researchers.

Source: Daily Mirror June 15, 2019 07:00 UTC