A brilliant fireball lit up the night sky over some southern states in the United States this weekend, but that was no meteor ...

The meteor shower is expected to peak between 4 and 5 a.m. ET Sunday, said Robert Lunsford, fireball report coordinator for the American Meteor Society. But it’s also possible to see meteors in ...

The future of public media depends on viewers like you. WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on Friday, it will be the year’s first chance to see fireballs in the sky.

As the end of the year draws close, skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere are being treated to one of the most active meteor showers in the celestial calendar: the Quadrantid meteor shower.

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Speeding towards Earth, meteors from the Geminid meteor shower streak across the sky above the ... [+] Nicholas U. Mayall 4 ...

As the year draws to a close, skywatchers have an opportunity to witness the annual Ursid meteor shower, which is expected to peak this weekend. The Ursids mark the second week of back-to-back ...