"One advantage of the shallow entry, slow velocity atmospheric path model is that by the time the meteoroid is close to ...

A camera captured what appears to be a meteor crossing the night sky over Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, in the early hours of ...

Analysis of a space rock that landed on a frozen Michigan lake revealed a rich array of extraterrestrial organic compounds. Learn how the meteorite might have been incorporated into life on Earth.

A team led by a Rutgers-New Brunswick scientist has concluded water did not arrive as early during Earth's formation as ...

February's full moon is next in line, and it comes with a meteor shower, too. Here's what to know about both sky events and ...

Joe Velaidum and Laura Kelly, who live on Prince Edward Island, caught a meteorite hitting their property on their doorbell camera. Some say this could be the first video recording of a meteorite ...

Scientists say they expect the asteroid's future trajectory and impact probability to change as astronomers collect and ...

"What if the iron stones were warming up to the point where they would actually melt the glacial ice beneath them and sink into it, perhaps even descending far enough so as to be hidden below the ...

An asteroid could hit Earth, but scientists are continuing to gather data to understand its trajectory and potential impact ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. February will also see a meteor shower unfold. The Alpha Centaurid meteor shower, also known as the α-Centaurids, is active from Jan ...

Did you see something glowing in the sky on the evening of Feb. 4? You weren't the only one, but it might not be what you ...

A mysterious object that looked vaguely like a comet or a meteor was seen soaring over night skies in the southwestern U.S., ...