Kosmos 482 —originally launched on March 31, 1972, as part of the Soviet Union's ambitious Venera program to explore Venus—is ...

Known as the flower moon, May's full moon will reach peak illumination at 12:56 p.m. ET on Monday, May 12, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. May's full moon will be a micromoon, which is when the ...

Scientists leveraged a global camera network and doorbell cameras to track dozens of meteorites to their asteroid families.

The 2025 Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak overnight ... While most meteors burn up as they fall toward Earth, some survive the trip and are then considered meteorites.

For the Lyrids, the parent body is Comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher, a long-period comet, going around the Sun every 415 years or so.

A spectacular meteor shower is set to peak over the skies of the UK on Monday night and Tuesday morning, with up to 100 ...

If you miss the Lyrids, you're in luck — you won’t have to wait long for another chance to catch falling stars. The Eta Aquarids meteor shower will be active from April 19 to May 28 ...

SEATTLE — When you think of meteor showers, you may think of the impressive Perseids in August. But April had a falling star display of its own as well. The Lyrid meteor shower peaked Monday night.

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks in the middle of April every year, this year falling on Monday night and Tuesday, April 21 and ...

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is expected to peak May 5-6. May's full moon will arrive May 12. It will be a micromoon. Kosmos 482, a Soviet spacecraft, is expected to fall back to Earth between ...