Newly spotted asteroid 2026 JH2, which could be up to 115 feet wide, will fly past Earth closer than some satellites on ...

A newly discovered meteor stream may be the smoking gun of an asteroid slowly disintegrating under the Sun’s intense heat.

Each December, the Geminid meteor shower puts on one of the most spectacular light shows of the year, sending hundreds of ...

While visible in both hemispheres, the Eta Aquarids are most striking from the southern tropics. In northern skies, these meteors appear low on the horizon, at a rate of only about 10 streaks per hour ...

The Perseids result from Earth passing through debris — bits of ice and rock — left behind by Comet Swift-Tuttle, which last ...

What time is the meteor shower tonight? Here's where and when to look up and see the 2026 Eta Aquariids meteor shower peak from Halley's comet.

Astronomers will investigate this fireball to help disentangle the heritage and history of the Solar System’s formation.

A newly discovered asteroid estimated to be about 62 feet wide will zoom near Earth on Monday, though it is not expected to ...

Australia’s top space researchers are now scrambling to uncover the particulars behind the suspected meteor.

(THE CONVERSATION) Across the Earth, every night, thousands of automated stargazers are waiting to take pictures of shooting stars. I am one of the scientists who study these meteors. Most movies and ...

Astronomer Patrick M. Shober found a new meteor shower—and it comes from an asteroid getting broken down by the Sun. Reading time 4 minutes Across the Earth, every night, thousands of automated ...