The Tau Herculids meteor shower today! It is just hours away, says NASA; know when and where to watch

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Within hours, residents of planet Earth will be treated to a fantastic sight. According to NASA, the Tau Herculids meteor shower is set to transcend onto our skies within hours. This particular meteor shower today is expected to be one of the brightest in history. In fact, some astronomers are even claiming that this event might be as intense as the Leonid meteor shower witnessed 20 years ago. With the countdown already beginning, here is when and where exactly you can see the meteor shower in full glory. Read on to find out. Also read: NASA Hubble Space Telescope spots Hidden Galaxy behind Milky Way

According to NASA, the Tau Herculids meteor shower is expected to pass the Earth around 5:00 GMT (10:30 AM IST) on Tuesday, May 31. The meteor shower will be visible across large parts of the USA, Canada, Mexico and central South America as well as a part of West Africa will get to witness the meteor shower. Sadly, as it will be daytime in India when that happens, people in the country will miss out on the meteor shower. Also read: Shocking! A supermassive black hole is lurking within our Galaxy, says NASA

For those who will not be able to gaze at the meteor shower in the night sky, there is still a way. Astronomy fans can watch various YouTube live streams that are taking place to cover this historic event. For this, you just need to go to YouTube, search for ‘Tau Herculids’ or ‘meteor shower’ and filter the search with live streams. If you do it after 10:30 AM IST, you should be able to see some live streams waiting for the event to happen.

A meteor shower is a celestial event in which multiple meteors, small rocks in the sky, are seen radiating as they move swiftly by. The reason why these meteors radiate is because as they