The strongest meteor shower of the year is expected to peak this week, bringing bright, long streaks of light across the night sky.

The Geminid meteor shower, characterized by bright, slow-moving meteors, is distinct as its parent body is identified as the asteroid 3200 Phaethon, unlike most meteor showers which originate from ...

When you look up at the night sky and spot a bright streak of light racing across it, you’re witnessing one of nature’s most mesmerising events — a meteor, often called a “shooting star.” Despite the ...

Asteroid impacts with global consequences are vastly rarer, especially compared to the frequency with which they appear in ...

The year's first supermoon and meteor shower will sync together in January skies, but the light from one may dim the other.

The Geminid and Quadrantid meteor showers are among the most anticipated celestial events for skywatchers and astronomers as Earth passes through streams of space debris that create bright “shooting ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — An extraterrestrial visitor lit up the night sky across Michigan on Sunday evening. The bright flash, caused by a falling meteoroid, could be seen from Jackson to the Upper ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The annual Geminid meteor shower, one of the year’s most ...