Here’s how it works. The Taurid meteor shower, consisting of the Southern Taurids and Northern Taurids, is a highlight for stargazers each fall. This year, the Southern Taurids peaked on Nov. 5 ...

Stargazers who missed the peak of the first branch of the Taurid meteor shower have another opportunity to witness a celestial display best known for the fireballs it can send hurtling through the ...

The second branch of the Taurid meteor showers, the Northern Taurid event, is about to take center stage. The Northern Taurids have been active since mid-October, but the shower will peak Monday n ...

But Earth was young and a very different place when the S2 meteorite, estimated to have 50 to 200 times more mass than the dinosaur extinction-triggering Chicxulub asteroid, collided with the ...

Orion is belting out a show for Earth. A stunning meteor shower containing traces of the famed Halley’s Comet will pass by Earth with peak viewing opportunities this weekend. The Orionids ...

Dozens of reports from Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas have come into the American Meteor Society about a fireball event occurring between Saturday night and Sunday morning. Video and photos ...

Most of Earth’s meteorites can be linked to just a few collisions within the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, two new studies report, including a particularly cataclysmic impact event ...

Space.com stated on its website that the best way to see the Leonid meteor shower is to go to the "darkest possible location, and wait about 30 minutes for your eyes to adjust to the dark." ...

The annual Leonids meteor shower is due to peak next week, hopefully giving stargazers a treat to brighten up the dark winter evenings. What is the Leonid Meteor Shower? The Leonids are due to ...

Nov. 5 (UPI) --The Taurid meteor shower will be visible in the night sky for the next week for the phenomenon's annual appearance. Earth passes through the debris left behind by comets every fall ...

Louis Moinet has unveiled a limited edition watch with its gaze firmly fixed on the cosmos. The back part of the Starman’s dial features a fragment of the Jbilet Winselwan meteorite. The black stone ...

The Taurids may not have earned the hype and name recognition that accompany other meteor showers like the Orionids, but skygazers may still find it worthwhile to look up to catch a shooting star ...