Fossils of mosasaurs and early mammals found in Louisiana reveal how life changed after the asteroid that ended the age of ...

University of Georgia researchers have dubbed the space rock the McDonough Meteorite in a nod to its namesake city, where it crash-landed on June 26 ...

The Perseids are one of the most anticipated meteor showers of the year, known for their fast-moving fireballs.

The annual Perseid Meteor shower peaks this week as the Earth passes through the debris trail of the Comet Swift-Tuttle.

A waning gibbous moon will impact viewing the shooting stars, but the famous meteor shower is still worth observing ...

The Perseid meteor shower peaks this week. Find the best times and spots in Nevada to see the dazzling display.

The best time to watch a meteor shower is in the early predawn hours when the moon is low in the sky. Competing sources of light — such as a bright moon or artificial glow — are the main obstacles to ...

Meteorite that tore through southeastern US skies this summer determined to be older than Earth itself, researchers say ...

Under ideal viewing conditions with no moon, the shower can produce more than 60 meteors per hour - but moonlight will ...

Fragments of a meteorite that fell to Earth as part of a mysterious daytime fireball in late June missed striking a man near ...

The resources tucked away in asteroids promise to provide the building blocks of humanity's expansion into space. However, accessing those resources can prove tricky. There's the engineering challenge ...

The Perseids are known for being especially swift and bright, and in a good year viewers can expect to spot between 50 and ...