The Perseid meteor shower ‒ one of the best of the year, according to NASA ‒ treats stargazers to plentiful bright meteors streaking swiftly through the atmosphere and colorful exploding fireballs.

The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most prolific showers of the year, producing rich, bright streaks. The Perseids are ...

The first big sky show of 2026 is about to arrive, with an early January meteor display poised to send fast, bright streaks across the night. The Quadrantid shower, famous for its brief but intense ...

Skygazers, get ready for an active night sky this week and next. Following the supermoon last week, we've also got three annual meteor showers happening right now: the Northern Taurids, which peaks ...

One of the coolest things to see in the summertime happens from late July through late August. When night falls during this time, eyes are drawn to the night sky to see the annual Perseid Meteor ...

Perseverance rover found a rock on Mars named Phippsaksla with so much iron and nickel that it could be a meteorite.

John Ventre holds up a slice of a partially translucent meteorite from his collection at the Cincinnati Observatory. Space is dirty. Filthy. It's littered with asteroids, and rocks, and dust. Some of ...

Meteorites - the rocks that hurtle from outer space and make it to Earth, get a moment to shine when collectors gather in Cincinnati to show off the treasures they have found this Saturday. Outer ...

WASHINGTON — The night sky is putting on a meteor shower duet this week. Two meteor showers will peak simultaneously Tuesday night into Wednesday, giving stargazers a celestial double feature. The ...