Archivists Find the Oldest Record of Human Death by Meteorite
The 1888 historical account is likely the first ever confirmed case of a human being struck dead by an interstellar interloper
How To Watch April’s Lyrid Meteor Shower From Home
Though not as plentiful as the Perseids in summer, the Lyrids can serve up some serious fireballs
A New Type of Aurora Ripples Across the Sky in Horizontal Green ‘Dunes’
Originally observed by citizen scientists, the unusual light show might help researchers better understand a poorly studied layer of the atmosphere
Meteorite Grains Are the Oldest Known Solid Material on Earth
The oldest dust sample, perhaps 7 billion years old, predates the formation of our planet and the sun
How to Catch the Quadrantids, the First Major Meteor Shower of the 2020s
This cosmic light show will peak in the predawn hours of January 4
In 1954, an Extraterrestrial Bruiser Shocked This Alabama Woman
Ann Hodges remains the only human known to have been injured by direct impact of a meteorite
An Interstellar Meteor May Have Collided With Earth in 2014
Researchers have identified an object that, they theorize, was traveling too fast to have originated within our solar system
Scientists Find a Tiny Speck of Comet Inside a Meteorite
The little fragment found in Antarctica was protected from the elements and preserves the chemical signature of the early solar system
Using Landmine Detectors, Meteorite Hunt Turns Up 36 Space Rocks in Antarctica
The scientists had a hunch that more meteorites were hidden a foot below the ice—they were right
A Meteor Struck the Moon During Sunday’s Total Eclipse
It may be the first time that such an event was documented from Earth
The Oldest Material in the Smithsonian Institution Came From Outer Space
Decades after the Allende Meteorite plunged to Earth, scientists still mine its fragments for clues to the cosmos
How to Spot This Year’s Spectacular Geminids Meteor Shower
A beautiful celestial display is due to take place starting on the night of December 13
Massive Impact Crater Found Under Greenland’s Ice
Radar scans and sediment samples indicate a large meteorite blasted through the ice sheet between 3 million and 12,000 years ago
Why This Year’s Perseid Meteor Shower Promises to Be Especially Dazzling
Thanks to the moon’s conspicuous absence, those looking up at peak viewing hours will see 60-70 shooting stars every hour
Climate Change Is Responsible for These Rare High-Latitude Clouds
A study shows that methane emissions are responsible for the increase of noctilucent clouds, which glow eerily at night
A Research Ship Is Hunting Meteorite Fragments Off the Coast of Washington
The research ship E/V Nautilus is combing through samples and sediment hoping to recover the first space rock from the ocean floor
An Unexpected Asteroid Buzzed by Earth Last Sunday
The space rock is one of the largest ever to come in such close proximity to our planet
Diamonds Trapped in Strange Meteorite Came From Solar System’s Earliest Planets
Impurities in the diamonds could only have formed within a planet the size of Mercury or Mars
How to Catch a Glimpse of This Weekend’s Lyrid Meteor Shower
Conditions are expected to be favorable, and experts say the shower might produce as many as 18 meteors every hour
The Meteorite That Killed the Dinosaurs May Have Also Triggered Underwater Volcanoes
In a new study, scientists peered into 100 million years of seafloor history to find something strange
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