The strongest meteor shower of the year is expected to peak this week, bringing bright, long streaks of light across the ...

Scientists initially proposed two possibilities. Either the meteorite entered in an extremely unusual way, or it was moved by ...

A bright fireball was spotted across seven states, including Ohio, on Nov. 28. The Cincinnati Observatory confirmed its first-ever discovery of micrometeorites on November 30. Micrometeorites were ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Long trail of a meteorite in the sky. Meteoroid against the ...

Under ideal conditions, about 25 Quadrantid meteors would be visible per hour, according to NASA. While the meteors are known to lack persistent tails, they often produce bright fireballs, which are ...

The Geminid meteor shower, characterized by bright, slow-moving meteors, is distinct as its parent body is identified as the asteroid 3200 Phaethon, unlike most meteor showers which originate from ...

The new year has arrived, and so have the Quadrantids. The first meteor shower of 2026 is known for its bright fireballs and ...

Cincinnati was eating leftover turkey and getting ready for snow when space news arrived In just two days, the country’s oldest public observatory shared a video of a bright fireball in Cincinnati’s ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — An extraterrestrial visitor lit up the night sky across Michigan on Sunday evening. The bright flash, caused by a falling meteoroid, could be seen from Jackson to the Upper ...

When Kate Middleton handled a small piece of rock at London’s Natural History Museum she became one of the few people on ...

St. Louis witnesses the 2026 Quadrantid meteor shower peak Jan 3-4; bright fireballs visible near Bootes despite full moon ...

The new year has arrived, and the Quadrantid meteor shower is coming in hot. Here’s how to see this often-spectacular shower ...