A meteor cluster reveals an asteroid disintegrating near the Sun. These observations help uncover hidden asteroids and ...

Space around the Sun contains far more than planets. Scattered through it are smaller bodies made of rock, metal, ice and dust. These objects move on their own paths, sometimes quietly beyond Jupiter, ...

Asteroids, comets, and meteors differ in origin and behavior—remnants of our Solar System that sometimes create dazzling ...

Across Earth, every night, thousands of automated stargazers are waiting to take pictures of shooting stars. I am one of the scientists who study these meteors. Most movies and news alerts focus on ...

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Across the Earth, every night, thousands of automated stargazers are waiting to take pictures of shooting stars. I am one of the scientists who study these meteors. Most movies and news alerts focus ...

The peak of pollen season brings to the sky something less painful—the Lyrids, or the first wave of shooting stars in spring.

STARRS, also known as comet C/2025 R3 (Pan-STARRS), is now visible before sunrise. Here’s how, when and where to see it on ...

The best time to view the Lyrids this year will be early morning on April 22.

Astronomer Patrick M. Shober found a new meteor shower—and it comes from an asteroid getting broken down by the Sun. Reading time 4 minutes Across the Earth, every night, thousands of automated ...