Perseid meteor shower lights up Earth’s atmosphere
Shooting stars lit up the sky across the world Sunday night in a spectacular natural fireworks display. The Perseids are an annual event that thrill stargazers every July and August, with around 70...
View ArticleBright fireball lights up sky over Alabama
Last year the United States was treated to a wealth of skywatching events, including the total solar eclipse that dominated science headlines in mid-summer, but 2018 is turning out to be pretty neat,...
View ArticleThere’s an oxygen leak on the International Space Station
When an alarm sounds in your office building you’ll probably just end up standing around in the parking lot for a few minutes while someone figures out which fire alarm got “accidentally” pulled. But...
View ArticleMan discovers rock used as doorstop is meteorite worth $100K
This doorstop is really out of this world. A Michigan man discovered that the 22-pound rock that he has used to prop open his door for the last 30 years is a meteorite worth a whopping $100,000,...
View ArticleAstronomers figured out cause of mysterious light over San Francisco
A mysterious light with a twisting, smoking tail appeared in the early evening sky over the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday, but local astronomers had a scientific explanation. It was a meteor,...
View ArticleFireball spotted in sky above New York
It’s not a bird, plane or Superman. A bright fireball dazzled onlookers from New York to North Carolina when it streaked across the sky early Wednesday morning. More than 190 people reported seeing the...
View ArticleMeteorite strikes moon during ‘super blood wolf moon’ eclipse
It was a sight that was out of this world. A meteor struck the moon Monday for the first time ever during a lunar eclipse, according to a report. Astrophysicist Jose Maria Madiedo confirmed to New...
View ArticleMeteorite hits Cuba causing loud explosion
A meteorite touched down in Cuba around 1:15 p.m. on Friday, according to reports. The National Weather Service in Key West, Florida, says it received reports that a meteor was seen in the sky across...
View ArticleMeteor that exploded over Earth was ‘stronger than Hiroshima bomb’
If a massive meteor explodes above Earth and there are no iPhones to capture it on video, did it really happen? Lindley Johnson, a planetary defense officer for NASA, told the BBC on Sunday that a...
View Article‘Meteor’ flashing through LA sky turns out to be part of film shoot
A fiery flash in the Los Angeles sky caused residents to fear that a meteor had landed in the city on Wednesday night — but the flying object was part of a film shoot. The display, which took place...
View ArticleGreen fireball lights up the sky in Florida
Residents in northern Florida were shocked when they looked up in the sky and saw a bright green light. Fortunately, according to the National Weather Service, it was likely just a meteor burning up in...
View ArticleDazzling meteorite lights up the night sky
A meteorite crashed through Earth’s atmosphere off the coast of Brazil. The celestial sight, which likely burn up 22 miles over the Atlantic Ocean, was captured by the Brazilian Meteor Observation...
View ArticleCar-size ‘fireball’ lit up skies over southern Australia: NASA
A car-sized meteor came hurtling through Earth's atmosphere last week, providing a stunning scene over southern Australia.
View ArticlePistols made from 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite could fetch $1.5 million at...
Two pistols made from a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite could fetch $1.5 million when they are auctioned later this month. Constructed from part of the Muonionalusta Meteorite, which was discovered in...
View ArticleMassive meteor blazes across the East Coast
In an occurrence that has stargazers in awe, a gigantic meteor was caught on camera illuminating the skies over Massachusetts. The strangest part of this astronomical mystery? The American Meteor...
View ArticleStargazers wowed by East Coast meteor
A possible meteor was spotted streaking above the East Coast as stargazers reported a “bright fireball” illuminating the skies. The American Meteor Society said that more than 200 reports were received...
View ArticleGold nugget found in Australia actually a four-billion-year-old meteorite
A mysterious rock that was found by a gold prospector in Australia turned out to be something out of this world — literally.
View ArticleRemnants of ancient planet found in famous meteorite
Though it was discovered in the Australian outback in the 1950s and has been studied often since then, researchers only just recently found a surprising result buried inside the Wedderburn meteorite —...
View ArticleDraconid meteor shower 2019: When and where to see it peak
Northern hemisphere dwellers are in for a treat Tuesday night: A meteor shower is coming to town. The 2019 Draconid — or Giacobinids — annual interstellar event will be most visible on Tuesday evening,...
View ArticlePhotographer captures stunning image of fiery blue meteor outside plane
NASA has released an incredible image of a fiery meteor streaking across the sky. The impressive snap of the “blue” fireball was taken through a plane window — and even shows off Jupiter and the Milky...
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