Sixty-six million years ago, a huge asteroid famously hit the Earth, causing the extinction of dinosaurs and about half of ...

Experts on meteoritics and palaeontology have created a detailed timeline to take you back to the very last day of the ...

Long before telescopes revealed an unruly Solar System, Dante Alighieri imagined something terrible falling from the heavens. In his 14th-century Inferno, the falling object was Lucifer, the Lord of ...

A great Tyrannosaurus rex strides through the conifer trees of her territory, sniffing the air. She picks up the scent from ...

Two meteor showers, the Southern delta Aquarids and the alpha Capricornids, will peak simultaneously from July 30-31. The Perseids, considered the best meteor shower of the year, will peak between ...

Early birds are in for a celestial treat this week as activity from the Eta Aquariid meteor shower heats up — but they’ll need to keep sharp eyes on the sky. The shower will peak between Tuesday and ...

The meteor that made that made the dinosaurs go extinct could have made a tsunami much bigger, and much more devastating, than it was.

Space lovers and skywatchers have much to look forward to this month, with a plethora of activity already occurring in April. Beginning on April 21 and 22, the annual Lyrid meteor shower will occur ...

ANACORTES, Wash. — Dozens of people on social media are asking, "What was that?" after seeing something strange falling from the sky overnight. What some described as a bright flash in the sky early ...

Every Yucatan holiday itinerary should include warm beaches, Maya archaeological sites, and crystal-clear cenotes. But once you’ve had your fair share of salt and sun, make your way to a lesser-known, ...

Many New Yorkers likely looked up to the sky this week in hopes of seeing the flashing lights of meteors as the Lyrids shower reached its most active state of 2026. The Lyrids meteor shower, which ...