For centuries, space rocks have fascinated us. Space and its elements have always been mysterious. Astronomy is riddled with complex jargon that many of us don’t understand. However, we often keep ...
As December arrives, the night sky over France is set to come alive with the dazzling display of the Geminid meteor shower. This annual event, renowned for its intensity, will peak on a special night ...
When many meteors appear to streak from the same point in the night sky, that point is known as the radiant. This year the ...
These meteors and asteroids hit Earth. In 2016, a huge fireball lit up the Florida night sky and shocked everyone who saw it. In 2015, a driver in Thailand captured an impressive meteor on a dashboard ...
If you’re a space enthusiast, you may have seen headlines about “spooky flashes” hitting the moon at the end of October. And ...
The most popular meteor shower of the summer is about to peak in California. During the Perseid meteor shower, hundreds of bright, fast-moving meteors zip across the night sky. The dazzling display of ...
“Impact flashes on the moon are very common,” University of Colorado Boulder astrophysical and planetary sciences professor Paul Hayne said. “In fact, they happen more or less every night, and it’s a ...
California leads nation in meteor sightings with a 6.68% probability rate. State features 7 Bortle 1 and 32 Bortle 2 dark sky sites for optimal viewing. High elevation and 45 observatories boost ...