When somewhat larger rocks stray into the solar system, they are meteoroids, and if a bit bigger, they come from asteroids or from comets. Because most of those tiny bits of dust end up burning up and ...

These meteors and asteroids hit Earth. In 2016, a huge fireball lit up the Florida night sky and shocked everyone who saw it. In 2015, a driver in Thailand captured an impressive meteor on a dashboard ...

Asteroids, comets, and meteors differ in origin and behavior—remnants of our Solar System that sometimes create dazzling ...

Looking for a meteor or an asteroid? If you're in Delaware, that may be a challenge, according to a new study from The Action Network. The study says the probability of spotting a meteor or asteroid ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The strongest meteor shower of the year is expected to peak this week, bringing bright, long streaks of light across the night sky. The Perseids bring about 50 to 100 meteors ...

One of the recipients honored is Dave Samuels, left in this 2012 photo with other citizen scientists who established the first CAMS station at Fremont Peak Observatory (FPO) in California. Dave has ...

Meteor showers occur when Earth passes through trails of dust and debris left behind by comets or asteroids. The Perseids come from a comet called Swift–Tuttle, which orbits the Sun once every 133 ...

The winners of the annual WO Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition have been announced. Check them out ...

California leads nation in meteor sightings with a 6.68% probability rate. State features 7 Bortle 1 and 32 Bortle 2 dark sky sites for optimal viewing. High elevation and 45 observatories boost ...