UNITED STATES, — Stargazers, get ready — one of the most anticipated celestial events of the year is about to put on a show. According to the American Meteor Society, the Leonid meteor shower is set ...
Space is dirty. Filthy. It's littered with asteroids, and rocks, and dust. Some of that material falls to the earth. When it enters the atmosphere, we call it a meteor. If it lands, it's a meteorite.
The Geminid meteor shower will peak this week, according to the American Meteor Society, offering skywatchers who are strong enough to face December's chilly temperatures with stunning views on Dec.
The nights of Oct. 20 and 21 mark the peak of the Orionid Meteor shower (as in, stay up late Monday and Tuesday nights). This annual event occurs when the Earth revolves into a stream of material left ...
If 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon in 2032, we could not only witness the event, but also meteor storms like nothing we've ever ...