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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Leonid meteor shower above Wrightwood, Calif., in 1966. (NASA/Getty Images) The Leonid meteor shower is peaking this week, ...

The image shows a bright comet appearing to twist together with the glowing trail of a meteor, a moment described as a coincidence of cosmic scale. Gianluca Masi, an astronomer and founder of the ...

The Lyrid meteor shower occurs between April 16-25 every year and will next peak in the early hours of April 22, 2026. The best time to observe the Lyrids is in the predawn hours when the shower's ...

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A meteor exploded over Michigan's Great Lakes in a green fireball, videos reveal. The dramatic event was likely caused by a comet fragment burning up in the atmosphere. On Sunday (Nov. 23) at around 5 ...

Exactly 150 summers ago, stargazers were admiring a beautiful new comet. Discovered in mid-July 1862 by Americans Lewis Swift and Horace Tuttle, the new object became favorably positioned high in the ...

During Tuesday morning’s peak, expect to see up to 20 meteors per hour in ideal viewing conditions, said Thaddeus LaCoursiere, planetarium program coordinator at the Bell Museum in St. Paul, Minnesota ...

COMET 3I/ATLAS was approximately 169,150,000 miles away traveling at approximately 125,000 mph when I imaged it early morning 12/20/25 . It was one day past its closest point of approach to Earth.

If you missed the peaks for the Northern and Southern Taurid meteor showers, you may soon get another chance with the Leonid meteor shower. The Leonid meteor shower, which is active from Nov. 6 to Nov ...

Real-world examples of meteors include the famous Perseid meteor shower, which occurs annually in August and attracts countless skywatchers. These events highlight not only the beauty of meteors but ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...