An autumn meteor shower yearly responsible for “Halloween fireballs” may pose a small impact threat to Earth. But scientists have the sky under surveillance. Here’s what to know. What is the Taurid ...
Keep your eyes on the skies from Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, and you might see an unusual cosmic convergence: two meteor showers, the Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids, ...
Today sees the beginning of the Geminids, the most prolific meteor shower of the year. A meteor shower that favours the Northern Hemisphere, it’s a display often overlooked by skywatchers despite the ...
A fireball streaks across the morning sky above NSF Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of NSF NOIRLab funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation. A rare display of “shooting stars” ...