In this diagram of the inner solar system, all of the fireball orbits intersect at a single point–Earth. The orbits are are color-coded by velocity, from slow (red) to fast (blue). [Larger image] [movies]
Comets, Fireballs, Solar Storms and a Nearly Full Moon
There will be lots of Light from the Solar System for Halloween and All Saints Day that follows. Above is the Daily image from the Fireball network. Note the Red and Yellow lines are slower moving incoming objects.
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 10/31/2025
HALLOWEEN FIREBALLS ARE SCARIER THAN WE THOUGHT: Right now, Earth is passing through a stream of debris from Comet Encke–source of the annual “Halloween Fireballs.” These slow-moving meteors streak from the constellation Taurus during weeks around Halloween. If you see one tonight, it could foreshadow something genuinely scary.
