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The Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight. Here's how to see it
By Stefanie Waldek published
The Geminid meteor shower will peak overnight tonight (Dec. 13 and Dec. 14), producing anywhere from 60 to 120 meteors per hour.
See the Geminid meteor shower light up the night sky this week on Dec. 14
By Robert Lea published
Skywatchers willing to brave the cold of mid-December can catch the peak of the Geminid meteor shower on Wednesday (Dec. 14).
Don't miss the Geminid meteor shower peak next week on Dec. 14
By Joe Rao published
The Geminid meteor shower is predicted to reach its peak before dawn next Wednesday morning (Dec. 14).
Gamma-rays may have helped meteorites seed Earth with the building blocks of life
By Robert Lea published
New research solves the puzzle of how amino acids formed within space rocks that bombarded Earth during the violent early epoch of the solar system.
Meteorites reveal how they brought space water to Earth
By Elizabeth Rayne published
Meteorites that fall to Earth are ancient time capsules, and scientists who merged two imaging techniques may be able to tell us if and how they brought water to Earth.
2 minerals never seen before on Earth found inside 17-ton meteorite
By Ben Turner published
The minerals were found inside a slice of the El Ali meteorite, which was discovered in Somalia in 2020.
Astronomers spot small space rock just hours before it drops meteorites over Canada
By Tereza Pultarova published
A small space rock was discovered on Saturday (Nov. 19) just a few hours before hitting Earth's atmosphere and landing in Canada's Lake Ontario.
Meteorite that landed in English village last year is most pristine ever seen
By Tereza Pultarova published
A meteorite that lit up the sky above an English village last year is almost as pristine as samples collected by space probes and contains the "right" kind of hydrogen to explain water on Earth.
The Leonid meteor shower peaks tonight (Nov. 17)
By Robert Lea published
The Leonid meteor shower, created when the Earth passes through dust left behind by the Comet Tempel-Tuttle, peaks on Thurs to Fri, Nov. 17 to Nov. 18.
The Leonid meteor shower of 2022 peaks this week. Here's what to expect.
By Joe Rao published
Scientists have produced various models of the Leonid meteor shower and all of them are indicating that the Earth will intersect a few "rivers of rubble" left behind by comet Tempel-Tuttle this year.
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