Throughout history, humans have been fascinated by falling stars, fleeting arcs of light streaking across the night sky. In some cultures, shooting stars were believed to be the souls of the recently ...

The Perseids meteor shower peaks August 12–13, with the best viewing between midnight and 3 a.m. An 84% full Moon will reduce visibility, making faint meteors harder to see. Viewers may still catch 10 ...

Meteoroid streams are coherent groups of debris originating primarily from cometary or asteroidal fragmentation, which travel through the Solar System along similar orbital paths. As Earth intersects ...

The planet Mercury is being pelted regularly by bits of dust from an ancient comet, a new study has concluded. This has a discernible effect in the planet’s tenuous atmosphere and may lead to a new ...

Meteor showers provide spectacular skywatching opportunities for observers on the ground as meteoroids — grains of cosmic dust left by comets — burn up, producing brilliant "shooting stars" as they ...

(CNN) — The first branch of the Taurid meteor showers is set to peak this weekend, presenting an enticing opportunity for patient sky-gazers. Southern Taurid meteors have been blazing bright across ...

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower is expected to peak May 5-6. Michigan stargazers can head to the nearest clear, open area to glimpse the meteors. Michigan stargazers will soon get the chance to glimpse ...

A strange glow in the night sky, known as the "zodiacal light," is formed differently from how scientists first thought. This bizarre glow is caused by minuscule particles of dust named meteoroids ...

The meteoroid stream of long-period comet Thatcher (white line). Each meteoroid moved on its own orbit and created a Lyrid shower meteor when it hit Earth after approaching the orbit of Earth (blue ...