NASA says the meteor shower is best viewed during the pre-dawn hours, but the sweet spot is between midnight and 2 a.m. Make ...
The Orionid meteor shower is active each year from about Oct. 2 to Nov. 7, according to the American Meteor Society. This ...
In a remarkable feat of celestial detection, astronomers have uncovered a skyscraper-size asteroid that was previously concealed in the sun’s glare. This colossal space rock is not only notable for ...
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — An astronomer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge is tracking a huge asteroid that could collide with Earth in a few years. Dr. Richard Binzel is ...
Geologic map of the asteroid belt. Circles identify the asteroid families from which our meteorites originate and letters mark the corresponding meteorite type. The horizontal axis ranges from short ...