The Hoba meteorite in Namibia is the largest known natural piece of iron on Earth, weighing about 60 metric tons today. By ...

One of spring’s best sky shows is returning, but timing will matter. The Eta Aquarids meteor shower peaks overnight on Tuesday, May 5, into Wednesday, May 6, with the strongest viewing window in the ...

If you manage to win the rock lottery and find a meteorite, you should avoid touching it with your bare hands, and there's a ...

Astronomers have identified a previously unknown meteor shower linked to a disintegrating asteroid, adding to a year already notable for intense meteor activity and major upcoming showers such as the ...

A meteor cluster reveals an asteroid disintegrating near the Sun. These observations help uncover hidden asteroids and ...

On the night of April 21-22, sky watchers will have the chance to catch sight of several shooting stars as the Lyrid meteor shower is expected to reach its peak. The Lyrids are one of the oldest-known ...

Just before 9 a.m. EDT on March 17, a meteor entered the atmosphere over Lake Erie and caused a sonic boom recorded on video ...

It’ll be a rock show in the sky. The much-anticipated annual Lyrid meteor shower returns this week, offering stargazers the opportunity to see as many as 10-20 shooting stars grace the moonless night ...

The Lyrids are back! Here's where to look and how to spot these shooting stars. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Lyrid meteor ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. One of the oldest known meteor showers is about to peak ...

SPRING, Texas — A meteorite that exploded over the Houston area last month, sending fragments crashing into at least one local home, is now being examined by scientists at Rice University who say the ...