Although the Leonids are one of the most famous of all the annual meteor displays we certainly would not advertise them as a ...

When the Leonids fly across the sky, stargazers know that the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle is nearby. Every year, the iconic ...

A major meteor shower is expected to light up the California sky, accompanied by the beaver supermoon. The Leonid meteor ...

The Taurids, Leonid and Geminids meteor shower will bring shooting stars to the night skies in November and December. Here's ...

And there are still more meteor showers left between now and New Year's, with at least one fireball event happening at all ...

A close flyby of an asteroid as large as Apophis happens only once every 5,000 to 10,000 years. Apophis’s arrival in 2029 presents a rare opportunity to study such an asteroid up close ...

A close flyby of an asteroid as large as Apophis happens only once every 5,000 to 10,000 years. Apophis's arrival in 2029 presents a rare opportunity to study such an asteroid up close ...

The Northern and Southern Taurid meteor showers grace the skies each year for more than two months and both branches will ...

Apophis is 340 metres wide, about the same as the height of the Empire State Building. If it were to hit Earth, it would ...

The Leonids are also known for their fireballs, which are brighter, more colorful and last longer than an average meteor streak that can, at times, whiz so close ... and look up, taking in as ...

According to the American Meteor Society, (AMS) a meteoroid can be up to 1 meter in size and typically ... Taurus with the Northern shower radiating close to the Pleiades cluster.