Check your weather forecast for clear skies, so you don't miss the spectacular astronomical events occurring throughout the ...

So far, 2026 has offered up some celestial spectacles, including a total lunar eclipse and a planetary parade. But the ...

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 .

All indications suggest the region was witness to a significant meteor, scientifically known as a bolide. British Columbians ...

British Columbians took to social media Tuesday evening to share reports of a bright fireball in the night sky over Vancouver ...

On December 22, 2032, a sixty-metre-wide asteroid may strike the Moon. If this happens, it will not only produce a visible flash, easily spotted from Earth, but will likely be followed by periodic ...

The night sky promises Seattle an array of celestial wonders this year, one of which is a six-planet parade Saturday. It’s hard to articulate what exactly it is about the night sky that we find so ...

Natural silica glass, found in Earth's driest regions, forms when intense heat from meteor impacts or atmospheric explosions ...

Earth, in its early days, was bombarded by meteorites, micrometeorites, and interplanetary dust from asteroids and comets that are believed to have delivered vital organic material to the planet. Now, ...

Bode’s Big Night. On December 31, 1774, Johann E. Bode discovered both M81 and M82. In 1779, Pierre Mechain independently ...

The newly found tektites in Brazil are named "geraisites," after the east coast Brazilian state of Minas Gerais where they were found. The geraisites are between 1 gram and 86 grams in mass and have ...