For the Lyrids, the parent body is Comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher, a long-period comet, going around the Sun every 415 years or so.

In the Mauritanian desert, nomadic herders look for unusual rocks with a dark surface, hoping to find rare meteorites and strike it big.

The 2025 Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak overnight Monday, April 21, into the morning of Tuesday, April 22, according ...

"The fall of Aguas Zarcas was huge news in the country. No other fireball was as widely reported and then recovered as stones on the ground in Costa Rica in the past 150 years." The pieces of a ...

Water-rich meteorites contain key ingredients for life, yet they barely appear in meteorite collections. Recent research ...

In an article published in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science, an international team of researchers describes the circumstances of the fall and show that mudball meteorites are not ...

In The Meteorite Hunters, journalist Joshua Howgego takes a broad look at these rocks that fall from the skies, discussing, for instance, their complex chemistry and role in the dinosaurs ...

SEATTLE — When you think of meteor showers, you may think of the impressive Perseids in August. But April had a falling star display of its own as well. The Lyrid meteor shower peaked Monday night.

If you're hoping to spot some celestial activity this spring in Texas, two meteor showers will soon give you the chance.

The Eta Aquarids is just days away. You won’t have to wait long for another chance to catch falling stars. The Eta Aquarids meteor shower is already active, and annually comes from April 19 to ...