The year’s first supermoon and meteor shower will compete for dominance in January skies. The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks ...

On Dec. 27, 1984, a Mars meteorite was found in Antarctica. The meteorite, known as Allan Hills 84001, was found in Allan ...

The New Year brings a double feature celestial performance as the year’s first supermoon and Quadrantid meteor shower go head-to-head in the night skies Friday.

Scientists initially proposed two possibilities. Either the meteorite entered in an extremely unusual way, or it was moved by ...

The Geminid meteor shower put on a dazzling cosmic firework show when it peaked overnight on Dec. 13 as shards of the solar ...

What happens when two carbon-rich space rocks slam into each other? You'd expect to see clear signs of impact in the ensuing meteorites — but for over 30 years, scientists have puzzled over why ...

The best time to hunt for Ursid meteors is from the evening of Dec. 21 straight through to dawn on Dec. 22. The shower's peak ...

When Kate Middleton handled a small piece of rock at London’s Natural History Museum she became one of the few people on ...

The Quadrantid meteor shower will be visible as Earth passes through the icy debris and dust from Dec. 28 to Jan. 12, with up ...

The Quadrantid meteor shower is active from Dec. 26 to Jan. 16, 2026, and will peak Jan. 3-4, 2026, though viewing will be ...

Imagine sipping your coffee when suddenly – BOOM! A sonic tremor rattles your home. That’s exactly what happened to one McDonough resident when a meteorite the size of a cherry tomato punched through ...