Meteoroid impacts represent one of the most dynamic interactions between extraterrestrial bodies and the Earth’s atmosphere. When meteoroids enter the atmosphere, they experience rapid deceleration ...

Meteoroid streams are coherent groups of debris originating primarily from cometary or asteroidal fragmentation, which travel through the Solar System along similar orbital paths. As Earth intersects ...

NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) mission to Mercury has been out of operation for nearly six years, but the data it collected keeps on giving, from ...

Potentially dangerous comets could be spotted many years in advance by following the meteoroid trails they leave near Earth, new research shows. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

They flash across the night sky in seconds, sparking wishes and wonder. But these mysterious streaks hold far more secrets ...

A paper from several NASA scientists and other researchers explores whether an asteroid with a 4% chance of hitting the moon in 2032 should be deflected or blown up.

Metro Phoenix residents reportedly saw a green flash of light in the night sky on Tuesday, according to social media posts. The American Meteor Society noted on its website that it received 80 reports ...

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South Islanders saw a fireball break through the atmosphere near Wanaka overnight with a loud sonic boom. The meteoroid became a fireball and raced above Queenstown around 11pm, before burning out ...