As for this year’s Leonids meteor shower, NASA says onlookers will be treated to a “bright” and “colorful” display of up to 15 “fireballs” per hour. What is a fireball, you ask?

For meteor-shower enthusiasts, the chance to spot a fireball streak across the night sky is a real treat. That's because fireballs are just what they sound like — exceptionally brilliant meteors.

If you missed the chance to see fireballs of the Southern Taurids light up the sky last week, don't worry. The second branch of the Taurid meteor showers, the Northern Taurid event, is about to ...

Meteors: When meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere (or that of another planet, like Mars) at high speed and burn up, the ...

Bill Cooke, the lead at NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, said data indicated that a meteor was moving west at roughly ...

Alpha Capricornids is a minor meteor shower that comes from the 169P/NEAT comet. It's not a strong shower, but it is notable for producing some rather large fireballs. It's also equally visible in ...

The hours before dawn on Jan. 4 will be the best time to view the Quadrantids meteor shower, according to the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. It said numerous fireballs should be ...

complete with radiant streaks and fireballs. The optimal viewing experience will be from a dark location on the night of 12 August. This meteor shower typically ranks among the year's most ...

When meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere (or that of another planet, like Mars) at high speed and burn up, the fireballs or “shooting stars” are called meteors. The meteor shower dates for ...

A bright fireball streaked across the sky near Chestermere on Wednesday, Feb. 26, breaking apart before disappearing beyond ...