Each day, around 48.5 tons (44,000 kilograms) of ancient debris dating back to the creation of our solar system collide with ...

The brilliant flash, which was accompanied by a sonic boom that many mistook for an earthquake, resulted in hundreds of calls ...

The shower will be active from June 22 - July 2. The peak of this meteor shower will occur overnight from June 26-27, ...

While it is now one of the year's strongest meteor showers, the Geminids didn't start out that way, according to NASA. When the shower first began appearing in the mid-1800s, only 10 to 20 meteors ...

A meteor (left) from the Geminids meteor shower enters the Earth’s atmosphere past the stars Castor and Pollux (two bright stars, right) on Dec. 12, 2009, above Southold in Suffolk County, New York.

The Lyrid meteor shower will soon peak. Here’s when and how to see it. The show is best viewed from the Northern Hemisphere, and an average of 15 to 20 Lyrid meteors per hour may be seen when it ...

A meteor streaks across the sky during the Perseids meteor shower peak at Pedernales Falls State Park, on Aug. 12, 2024, in Johnson City, Texas. RICK KERN / Getty Images ...

As dramatic as that might be, it can’t hold a candle to the Leonid Meteor Shower of 1833. On the night of Nov. 12-13, so many meteors burned through the Earth’s atmosphere that they seemed to ...

The Orionid meteor shower, considered the most beautiful meteor shower by astronomers, will reach peak visibility on Oct. 21. Here's everything to know about how to watch.

The meteor shower is expected to peak on Sunday and Monday, at which point the moon will be 83% full, according to the AMS. The best time to see the meteor shower will probably be Monday night, ...

The annual Quadrantid meteor shower — the first of 2025 — is set to peak early on Friday. During that time, the shooing stars won't be overshadowed by moonlight.

The Perseid meteor shower runs July 17 through Aug. 24, peaking on Aug. 11 and Aug. 12. During the meteor shower’s peak, up to 100 meteors per hour can be spotted in the night sky.