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The 2024 Perseid meteor shower is here — when, where and how to watch
August 7, 2024 | 4:43pmLook 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
July 16, 2024 | 8:29pmA daylight fireball or meteor soared over the Upper Bay and the Statue of Liberty and stretched to Midtown before disintegrating, NASA said.
Rare double meteor shower to rain up to 30 shooting stars per hour this month — here's how to watch
July 8, 2024 | 2:11pmIt will rock your world.
How to watch shooting stars when the Arietid meteor shower peaks this week
June 5, 2024 | 12:19pmComing 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
May 19, 2024 | 7:43amThe 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
May 2, 2024 | 3:50pmShooting 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
April 10, 2024 | 11:20pmA 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
January 2, 2024 | 3:30amA 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
October 20, 2023 | 11:13amThis chance of showers won't ruin your weekend.
Massive bang and flash of light shocks residents in Australia
October 19, 2023 | 9:49pmCCTV 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
August 10, 2023 | 4:05pmOne 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
August 2, 2023 | 11:36amNot 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
July 18, 2023 | 9:49amApparently 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
June 27, 2023 | 8:34pmA 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
May 22, 2023 | 11:01amThe meteoroid fireball, which gave off a neon green hue as it hurtled through the atmosphere, lit up the sky upon impact, startling citizens.
New Jersey home struck by possible meteorite
May 9, 2023 | 8:23amThe incident took place in Hopewell Township on Monday.
Museum offering $25K to whoever finds meteorite that fell to Earth over Maine
April 11, 2023 | 10:19pmA meteorite that appeared as a "fireball" flying over Maine crashed down over the weekend and whoever finds the space rock could earn some major cash.
Alien-hunting physicist on mission to prove meteorite that hit Earth is extraterrestrial probe
March 24, 2023 | 9:12amAvi Loeb, a prominent Harvard physicist, has planned an ambitious expedition to Papua New Guinea to search for the remnants of a meteorite that he thinks could be an alien...
NASA confirms half-ton meteor crashed in South Texas
February 20, 2023 | 4:53amFox station KDFW in Dallas reported that NASA confirmed the meteor broke apart as it fell through the atmosphere to its resting place near McAllen, Texas, at about 6 p.m.
Suspected meteorite spotted over Texas as residents report loud explosion
February 16, 2023 | 2:48pmA suspected meteorite was spotted blazing over Texas Wednesday night as authorities scrambled to find the crash site following multiple reports of a loud blast that left homes violently shaking.