Meteors

An unusual green meteor recently exploded as it plummeted through the sky over Australia, giving off a brilliant flash of light that could be seen for miles.

The rock that struck a residential home in New Jersey earlier this week is a rare 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite, scientists confirmed on Thursday (May 11).

The mystery of how meteorites from Mars can reach Earth may have been solved, as scientists discover rocks can be hurled far from the Martian surface by giant impacts.

A meteorite crashed through the roof of a home in New Jersey on Monday (May 8). No one was injured by the space rock, which may be part of the ongoing Eta Aquarid meteor shower.

The annual Eta Lyrid meteor shower lasts from May 3 to May 14 this year and will produce its most prominent displays on Tuesday.

The peak of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower unfortunately coincided with a bright full moon, but there is still time to catch a few stragglers was we approach the new moon on May 19.

The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks on Saturday (May 6) offering skywatchers the chance to see debris from Halley's Comet burn up in Earth's atmosphere.

Astronomers observing the strange "rock comet" hybrid Phaethon as it passed the sun have found a surprise that could upend 14 years of thinking about the weird asteroid.

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks overnight on Saturday (April 22), offering skywatchers the opportunity to spot some fast and bright meteors as they streak through the night sky.

The Lyrids are an annual display of fairly fast meteors that may be seen any night from April 16 to 25.

The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum in Bethel is offering a hefty reward for anyone who can produce a significant fragment of a fallen meteorite.

Geologists have discovered the earliest evidence of a meteoroid collision with Earth: tiny fragments of melted rock that showered down on our planet 3.48 billion years ago.

The annual meteor shower known as the Gamma Normids peaks this year on March 15, providing a challenging target for patient Southern Hemisphere skywatchers.

Japanese astronomer Daichi Fujii captured the telltale flash of a meteorite impacting the moon, causing a brief flash on our celestial neighbor's nightside.

The meteoroid was traveling about 27,000 mph (43,452 kph) when it struck the atmosphere, exploding into smaller pieces — some of which hit the ground.

The Winchcombe meteorite was collected mere hours after it fell, but researchers have found that it was already contaminated with earthly minerals, including common table salt.

On Feb. 15, 2003, a meteor exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, showing why we need better methods of detecting and tracking near-Earth asteroids.

The annual meteor shower Alpha-Centaurids peaks on Wednesday (Feb. 8) as Earth passes through a cloud of debris left by an unknown comet - but only for skywatchers in the Southern Hemisphere.

Scientists have returned from Antarctica with an impressive haul of meteorites, including a near-17-pound monster.

The annual Ursae Minorid meteor shower which began on Jan. 15 peaks on Thursday, Jan. 19, with the meteors best seen when the constellation Ursa Minor is high above the horizon.