In the Mauritanian desert, nomadic herders look for unusual rocks with a dark surface, hoping to find rare meteorites and strike it big.

It’s said that if you catch one in the night sky the universe might grant you a wish. On any given night, shooting stars are ...

If you're hoping to spot some celestial activity this spring in Texas, two meteor showers will soon give you the chance.

Why do comets and their meteoroid streams weave in and out of Earth's orbit and their orbits disperse over time? In a paper ...

Look up and be dumbstruck with wonder: the Lyrid meteor shower will grace the skies this month. Records of this celestial ...

Our readers sent us this video of what appears to be a meteor falling from the sky near Tyne Crescent on April 9.

Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere are in for a treat this week! The annual Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest known, ...

Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites—ancient rocks that travel through space and ...

The Lyrid meteor shower will be visible in London night skies tonight (Thursday, April 16). This meteor shower is known for ...

The Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest known meteor showers, starts April 16 and runs through April 26. The shower will peak in the late evening of April 21 through dawn on April 22. Conditions to ...