Meteors & Meteor Showers

After months of quiet skies, the Lyrids return with fast, bright meteors and dark, moonless viewing conditions before dawn.

Fireballs and meteors could be seen anytime the constellation Lyra is above the horizon.

A little patience, luck and a well-placed camera can still deliver a dazzling fireball — even from a city.

With bright meteors sighted over Ohio, Texas, and Europe, you might wonder what's going on. Is meteor activity really increasing, or is there just a surge in reporting?

The fireball shattered with the force of 26 tons of TNT, potentially spreading shards over a swathe of Texas land.

The rare meteor exploded with the force of 250 tons of TNT.

No major meteor showers are active at this time.

Arizona's Meteor Crater remains 'the perfect natural laboratory' for studying what happens when meteors strike Earth, scientists say.

Our how-to for observing a meteorite through a microscope.