New tau Herculid meteor shower drops bright fireballs, but no ‘meteor storm’, for astronomers (photos)
A tau Herculids meteor streaks above sandstone formations in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, May 30, 2022 in this photo by Ethan Miller of Getty Images. The shooting star came from bursts of comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann, or SW3. (Image credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Brilliant ‘shooting stars’ from a new meteor shower lit up the night …