The Taurid meteor shower is caused by the debris — ice and dust — from comet 2P/Encke as it passes through our solar system. The debris stream from Encke is so large and spread out that it ...

They all seem to come from a parent body, the short-period Comet 2P/Encke. Comet 2P/Encke was the second periodic comet to be discovered. And the first, you ask? Halley's Comet, of course.

The 2P/Encke comet fuels this one and it peaks a couple of weeks away from Halloween. This one is paired with the Northern Taurids to make the Taurids meteor shower. However, they peak on ...

The South and North Taurids are caused by dust and debris from comet 2p/Encke left in the inner solar system, striking Earth’s atmosphere. It orbits the sun every 3.25 years. Together ...

This image taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the comet Encke riding along its pebbly trail of debris. Every October, Earth passes through Encke's wake, resulting in the well-known ...