The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts ...
Scientists initially proposed two possibilities. Either the meteorite entered in an extremely unusual way, or it was moved by ...
From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...
Dust returned by China’s Chang’e-6 mission reveals rare, water-rich CI chondrite meteorite fragments—found on the Moon for ...
A new study reveals the likely origin of a mysterious spider-like pattern first spotted on Jupiter's moon Europa in 1998. The ...
The European Space Agency has released new images of a rare "butterfly" crater on the Red Planet. The bug-like structure ...
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A meteor hits one location – so why did all of Earth’s dinosaurs disappear?
Sixty-six million years ago, a single asteroid hit Earth in the Yucatán Peninsula and killed off the dinosaurs. The disaster ...
The Geminids are one of the best meteor showers of the year—and the weirdest. Here’s how to see them
This December's dazzling display comes from a strange asteroid with comet-like behavior—and a tail of debris that astronomers say shouldn’t exist. Hundreds of Geminid meteors blaze across the night ...
The Geminids have a good window for peak viewing before the moon crashes the party after midnight. Sergei Grits / AP NEW YORK — It’s time for one of the strongest meteor showers of the year. The ...
Idaho stargazers can soon spot a major meteor shower complete with colorful “fireballs.” The Geminid meteor shower will blaze across the night sky, resulting in hundreds of shooting stars dashing ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. When is the Geminid meteor shower? The most prolific and ...
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