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?

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

Warmer weather means more time to get outdoors and see what's above. A meteor shower that has been observed for 2,700 years ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...