Throughout history, humans have been fascinated by falling stars, fleeting arcs of light streaking across the night sky. In some cultures, shooting stars were believed to be the souls of the recently ...

Meteoroid streams are coherent groups of debris originating primarily from cometary or asteroidal fragmentation, which travel through the Solar System along similar orbital paths. As Earth intersects ...

The strongest meteor shower of the year is expected to peak this week, bringing bright, long streaks of light across the ...

Good afternoon. I'm WVTM 13 meteorologist Taylor Soo and one of the biggest meteor showers of the year peaks this weekend. It's the perseid meteor shower. The exact peak is actually going to be Sunday ...

Most astronomers refer to the Perseids as the best meteor shower of the year. This meteor shower takes place yearly between July 17th and August 24th, with the peak of the meteor shower taking place ...

A strange glow in the night sky, known as the "zodiacal light," is formed differently from how scientists first thought. This bizarre glow is caused by minuscule particles of dust named meteoroids ...

The Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest annual meteor showers known to humankind, will once again grace Earth's sky this week. This year, the meteors are expected to last through April 25. The peak ...

The planet Mercury is being pelted regularly by bits of dust from an ancient comet, a new study has concluded. This has a discernible effect in the planet’s tenuous atmosphere and may lead to a new ...