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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.

New Jersey home struck by possible meteorite

The incident took place in Hopewell Township on Monday.

Museum offering $25K to whoever finds meteorite that fell to Earth over Maine

A 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

Avi 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

Fox 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

A 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.