A new study has revealed that a rare and scientifically valuable meteorite known as the Black Beauty contains far more hidden ...

A bright fireball was spotted across seven states, including Ohio, on Nov. 28. The Cincinnati Observatory confirmed its first-ever discovery of micrometeorites on November 30. Micrometeorites were ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Long trail of a meteorite in the sky. Meteoroid against the ...

The Geminid meteor shower, characterized by bright, slow-moving meteors, is distinct as its parent body is identified as the asteroid 3200 Phaethon, unlike most meteor showers which originate from ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — An extraterrestrial visitor lit up the night sky across Michigan on Sunday evening. The bright flash, caused by a falling meteoroid, could be seen from Jackson to the Upper ...

Multiple fragments of the space rock that tore through a home about 65 miles southwest of Athens were recently analyzed at the University of Georgia to determine its origin. A geologist at the ...

Space around the Sun contains far more than planets. Scattered through it are smaller bodies made of rock, metal, ice and ...

If your sky is clear during the late hours of Sunday night, November 16 and the early morning hours of Monday the 17th, you might want to head outside for a while to see some shooting stars. The ...

The Leonid meteor shower has begun. Giving stargazers ample stars to wish upon. The Leonids meteor shower is active from Nov. 3 to Dec. 2 and is expected to peak in the early morning hours of Nov.

Missouri stargazers are in for a special treat this week. That's because the Orionid meteor shower is set to peak tonight, and conditions could allow for a night full of shooting stars. At its peak, ...

Late in 2024, astronomers spotted a new near-Earth asteroid named 2024 YR4. By mid-2025, its improved orbit tracking raised an unusual possibility: the space rock could hit the Moon on Dec.