In 2013, NASA launched the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer to gather information about the moon's thin atmosphere. That mission delivered two clues. First, potassium and rubidium ...

Ancient life on Earth might have thrived after a meteorite four times the size of Mount Everest crashed into the planet, research suggests. Billions of years ago meteorites hit the planet frequently, ...

Get past the fake science, and the Taurid meteor shower foreshadows what could, one day, pose a troubling scenario.

The Leonid meteor shower peaks in North America overnight from Nov. 17 to 18, with "shooting stars" and fast-moving fireballs ...

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

The annual Leonid meteor shower peaks on Nov. 17, 2024, but a bright moon just two days past full will make viewing this year ...

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 ...

This month will see a striking astronomical event, as the prolific Leonid meteor shower sends lights streaming through the ...