Herd discovered that the sample was chondrite, the most common type of space rock that strikes Earth, and that it likely ...

The sun’s light exerts a tiny force called “solar radiation pressure” on objects in space. Lightweight human-made debris, ...

Dec. 9, 2024 — Dust storms on Mars could ... asteroid belt. They used their approach to detect more than 100 new asteroids, ranging from the ... Nov. 26, 2024 — Dark ovals in Jupiter's polar ...

With frigid temperatures and dangerously cold wind chills, you may want to wait a few more days to check them out. Don't ...

Peculiar bursts of energy called chorus waves have been detected in deep space far from our planet, suggesting they could ...

The best events these next two weeks are Venus attaining its highest sunset or nightfall elevation, Mars coming its closest ...

Joe Velaidum and his partner, Laura Kelly, set out to walk their dog when their doorbell camera captured a meteorite striking ...

A sharp crash that sounds like glass shattering or ice cracking has been documented as likely the world's first audio recording of a meteorite crash. It came by chance from a doorbell camera, recorded ...

The space rock—recorded with visuals and sound—landed where the homeowner had been standing just minutes earlier ...

Astronomer Dean Regas gives us the lowdown on the best things to look out for this winter, from a “planet parade” to the ...

This is the first time the sound of a meteorite hitting Earth has been recorded, the University of Alberta said.

If you’ve been a faithful reader of my Skywatch column, thank you! You also know how much I love the winter constellations ...