A loud bang and a bright green ball of light seen in the skies above Australia have left astronomers perplexed about the ...

The Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest in history, will peak on April 21–22 but remains visible across India until April ...

The Lyrid Meteor Shower occurs annually, featuring tiny fragments from Comet Thatcher, which orbits the Sun approximately ...

Tonight (April 21st-22nd) is the Lyrid meteor shower that produces anywhere between 10 and 100 shooting stars per hour.

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 ...

As you watch the night sky, streaks of light often flash for a moment, then disappear. These brilliant flashes—called ...

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The Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest observed celestial phenomena, dates back to 687 BCE in China, making it over 2,700 years old. This annual event occurs as Earth passes through the debris ...

Skywatchers are encouraged to watch upward this Monday night, with patience and clear skies being the keys to witnessing the ...

A planetary scientist explains new research explaining the differing compositions between space rocks that hit Earth and are ...

A luminous object stunned observers in Mexico City, originally mistaken for a meteorite. Scientists clarified it was a bolide ...