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Fireball with green tinge falls out of the sky over Australia

It's a bird. ... It's a plane. ... It's a meteor?

Annual Draconid meteor shower to streak across skies through Oct. 10

The Draconid meteor shower has returned for its annual show in the skies -- and while this year's spectacle may be fainter than in past years, experts think 2025's light...

Camper may have discovered 'super exciting' ancient meteor crater — just by looking at Google Maps

He's a natural-born search engine. A Canadian man researching an upcoming camping trip via Google Maps has uncovered what experts believe to be a gigantic crater — left by an ancient...

Over 2 million pounds of space debris caused by NASA mission may create first human-made meteor shower

The rocky debris caused by a NASA mission could create the first human-made meteor shower.

Celestial kiss: How to see Wednesday's rare conjunction between Mars and Jupiter

Calling all astronomy enthusiasts and astrology geeks alike!

The 2024 Perseid meteor shower is here — when, where and how to watch

Look up, wish well, and feel the gravity of being both cosmic and creaturely, infinitesimal and infinite.

Meteor soars over Statue of Liberty at 34,000 mph, burns up above Manhattan as NYers report shaking: NASA

A daylight fireball or meteor soared over the Upper Bay and the Statue of Liberty and stretched to Midtown before disintegrating, NASA said.

How to watch shooting stars when the Arietid meteor shower peaks this week

Coming in hot on the heels of the new moon in Gemini, the Arietid meteor shower is at its prime this week. These showers return every year and run from...

Spectacular fireball lights up sky bright blue for millions over parts of Europe

The celestial object was seen streaking across the atmosphere, illuminating the clouds with a bright neon blue color for about 7 seconds.

New $200 vodka features an out-of-this-world ingredient

Shooting Star Vodka is giving a whole new meaning to "on the rocks" — which is also how the makers suggest you drink it.

Fireball lights up NJ night sky days after eclipse, earthquake

A massive fireball lit up the sky across New Jersey early Wednesday morning in what has already been a bizarre week of natural phenomena in the Garden State and surrounding...

Dazzling fireball meteor lights up sky over Europe

A video recorded at 2:07 a.m. in Birmingham, England, showed a flash of blue light as a bright meteor screamed across the night sky. 

Where to see tonight's meteor shower: Orionids to light sky with 25 shooting stars an hour

This chance of showers won't ruin your weekend.

Massive bang and flash of light shocks residents in Australia

CCTV footage has revealed the bizarre flash of light that preceded a loud bang heard in Melbourne, Australia’s northeast overnight.

'World's best' meteor shower set to light up the sky this weekend

One of the solar system's most breathtaking spectacles will be highly visible throughout the U.S. and the rest of the northern hemisphere this weekend.

3,000-year-old meteorite found by lake was used as 'alien' weapon: scientists

Not what Sci-fi writers had in mind when dreaming up extra-terrestrial projectiles. Researchers found that a 3,000-year-old arrowhead found in Switzerland was actually comprised of meteorite, proving that alien armament...

Green fireball caught on Ring camera sparks UFO panic

Apparently Ring cameras catch both potential home and alien invaders in the act.

Harvard prof's search for interstellar objects concludes — here's what was found

A Harvard University professor just concluded a two-week project dredging the Pacific Ocean in search of the remains of the first confirmed interstellar object to fall to Earth

'Incredible' meteoroid fireball blazes across night sky

The meteoroid fireball, which gave off a neon green hue as it hurtled through the atmosphere, lit up the sky upon impact, startling citizens.