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Meteorite that crashed in NJ contains 'extraterrestrial' amino acids

  • Jul 16

Meteor over Mass. causes explosion reports, sightings in Delaware

  • May 31

Lyrid Meteor Shower: Here's when and how to watch it peak

  • Apr 21

The Lyrid meteor shower is peaking tonight. Here's how to see it

  • Apr 21

Video shows apparent meteor in Ohio, Pennsylvania

  • Mar 17

The year's first meteor shower and supermoon clash in January skies

  • Dec 30, 2025

The Geminid Meteor Shower peaks tonight

  • Dec 14, 2025

One of the best meteor showers of the year will peak this weekend

  • Dec 13, 2025

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Perseid Meteor Shower visible in NC

  • Aug 12
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The Lyrid Meteor Shower peaks tonight

  • Apr 21
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Perseid meteor shower to peak Aug. 11-12

  • Aug 10, 2021
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VIDEO: Fireball streaks across the North Carolina sky Thursday night

  • Sep 13, 2019
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Lyrid meteor shower 2018: When it is and how to watch it

  • Apr 19, 2018

Top 4 astronomy headlines of 2017

  • Dec 26, 2017

Here's why watching the 'potentially hazardous' asteroid on Saturday is safe

  • Dec 15, 2017

Geminid meteor shower to peak on Dec. 13 and 14

  • Dec 13, 2017

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How and when to watch the Orionid meteor shower

Sky-gazers worldwide will see a brilliant celestial display this week as the Orionid meteor shower peppers the sky in bright trails of light.

  • Oct 20, 2025
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The Perseid meteor shower is peaking Tuesday. Here's how to see it

It's finally time to watch one of the best meteor showers of the year: the brilliant display known as the Perseids.

  • Aug 12, 2025
NASA/ESA/SOHO via AP

How to watch two meteor showers peak together in late July

With minimal interference from moonlight, the meteors should appear bright and clear if viewed away from city lights.

  • Jul 25, 2025
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The Perseids, considered the best meteor shower of the year, are about to begin

The Perseids, considered by astronomers to be the best meteor shower of the year, are about to begin.

  • Jul 17, 2025

Fireball seen across the southeastern US was produced by asteroidal fragment: NASA

Fireball sightings were reported in multiple states across the southeastern United States during the day on Thursday, which NASA determined was produced by an asteroidal fragment weighing over a ton and moving over 30,000 mph.

  • Jun 27, 2025