The Kappa Cygnids meteor shower is set to peak on Aug. 17, while Alpha Aurigids starts its peak on Aug. 31. The first shower will come courtesy of Kappa Cygnids, a meteor shower that started on ...

But it’s not warfare or any other man-made horror that created the bang: instead, it is thought to be a meteor exploding as it hits the planet’s atmosphere. Astronaut Matthew Dominick has been ...

The Perseid meteor shower peaked overnight Sunday into Monday, giving astronomy fans one of the best shows of 2024 as they ...

With the annual Perseids meteor shower just around the corner, as well as a handful of planetary conjunctions, there's a lot to see up in the night sky in August. When and Where Can I See the ...

Donor-Advised Funds Support KQED by using your donor-advised fund to make a charitable gift. The Perseid meteor shower is the most anticipated light show of the year. And while the Perseids have ...

AND THERE WAS SOME QUESTION AS TO WHAT THIS WAS INITIALLY LIKE. SOME THOUGHT IT WAS A CONTRAIL, BUT NASA METEOR WATCH ACTUALLY CHIMED IN AND SAID NO, THIS WAS A FIREBALL METEOR. THEY CAUGHT IT ON ...

A bright meteor darted across the sky Thursday night around 9:45 p.m. A bright meteor darted across the sky Thursday night around 9:45 p.m. A bright meteor darted across the sky Thursday night ...

When it comes to meteor showers, the showy Perseids tend to grab the spotlight. That shower's peak display is headed our way in a couple of weeks, but Monday night there's a preview of coming ...

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Fireball seen Thursday night on Cincinnati's west side According to Wes Ryle, an astronomer at the Cincinnati Observatory, the meteor flashed in the sky for just a few seconds, but was distinctly ...

The Science engagement officer at the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) said the object that thundered through Eastern Cape skies on Sunday morning was most likely a meteor or bolide.

An international team of 45 researchers studying meteor showers has found that not all comets crumble the same way when they approach the sun. In a paper published in the journal Icarus ...