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Meteor

The Lyrid meteor shower is peaking tonight. Here's how to see it

  • Apr 21

Woman says meteor fragment hit her Texas home

  • Mar 23
National Weather Service in Pittsburgh

Video shows apparent meteor in Ohio, Pennsylvania

  • Mar 17
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The year's first meteor shower and supermoon clash in January skies

  • Dec 30, 2025

One of the best meteor showers of the year will peak this weekend

  • Dec 13, 2025

Apparent meteorite caught on camera in northern suburbs, Wisconsin

  • Nov 1, 2025

How and when to watch the Orionid meteor shower

  • Oct 20, 2025

The Perseid meteor shower is peaking Tuesday. Here's how to see it

  • Aug 12, 2025

Latest Videos

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Tracy Butler talks upcoming meteor shower

  • Dec 13, 2023
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How to watch the Lyrids meteor shower starting tonight

  • Apr 15, 2023
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'Wow!': Meteoroid over southern England caught on camera

  • Feb 13, 2023
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California man says meteor destroyed his home after he 'heard a big bang'

  • Nov 7, 2022
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California man says meteor destroyed home

  • Nov 7, 2022
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Scientists in Minnesota uncover possible meteor crash site from 500M years ago

  • Sep 29, 2022
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See the summer's last supermoon, meteor shower tonight

  • Aug 12, 2022
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Supermoon, Perseid meteor shower share celestial stage

  • Aug 11, 2022

Latest Stories

Perseid meteor shower peaks as astronomers spot rare comet, black hole collision

The Perseid meteor shower peaks Friday night into Saturday morning, with up to 100 meteors an hour visible from dark areas, says Dr. Michael Zevin of Chicago's Adler Planetarium.

  • Aug 12, 2025
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How to watch two meteor showers peak together in late July

With minimal interference from moonlight, the meteors should appear bright and clear if viewed away from city lights.

  • Jul 25, 2025
AP Photo/Kevin Clifford, File

The Perseids, considered the best meteor shower of the year, are about to begin

The Perseids, considered by astronomers to be the best meteor shower of the year, are about to begin.

  • Jul 17, 2025

Fireball seen across the southeastern US was produced by asteroidal fragment: NASA

Fireball sightings were reported in multiple states across the southeastern United States during the day on Thursday, which NASA determined was produced by an asteroidal fragment weighing over a ton and moving over 30,000 mph.

  • Jun 27, 2025
Thilina Kaluthotage/NurPhoto/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

Eta Aquarids meteor shower to peak Monday night: How to watch

A meteor shower known for the speed of its shooting stars is expected to peak on Monday night, according to astronomers.

  • May 5, 2025