Sometime in late May 2026, a meteorite hunter in the United States picked up a freshly fallen space rock, marking the third ...

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After years of lab work, the results are in: A rock that NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drilled and analyzed in 2020 includes the most diverse collection of organic molecules ever found on the Red Planet ...

Lyrids meteor shower is observed in Karagol Geosite in Kizilcahamam district of Ankara, Turkiye, on April 22, 2025. Reporter One of the oldest meteor showers recorded by humans began this week—but don ...

The Lyrids are back, arriving just in time to kick off meteor season with a little bit of sparkle Getty The Lyrids meteor shower peaks on April 21 and 22 with 15 to 20 meteors visible per hour A new ...

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Stargazers are in for a treat next week as the 2026 Lyrid meteor shower kicks off, known for its fast and bright meteors with occasional fireballs. Here's when and what to know about April's two ...

It's not every day a space rock explodes over Houston in broad daylight. It's even rarer when scientists can walk outside days later and pick up pieces of it. That's exactly what happened after a ...

You don’t have to be a science geek to appreciate a bright meteor streaking across the night sky. Whether it’s a quick flash when you happen to look up, or a ...

A meteor that streaked across the Great Lakes region Monday night was first spotted in central Michigan, NASA announced. "A fireball was observed by witnesses in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, ...

Many residents of southeast Texas had their Saturday afternoons interrupted by an ultrabright meteor streaking across the daytime sky and a thunderous boom. Eyewitnesses reported seeing the “fireball” ...

A large meteor fell toward Earth over the weekend, exploding with a visible flash and fragmenting into smaller chunks across Houston, Texas. Local residents first spotted a bright fireball around 5:40 ...