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April 18, 2023

Lyrid meteor shower: When it peaks and how to watch it

The Lyrids meteor shower is expected to peak between April 22 and 23 this month. One of the oldest known meteor showers, the Lyrids can produce fireballs.

April 7, 2023

Pink moon captured in stunning images around the world

Photographers around the world captured the pink full moon in a series of stunning images this week as it shined above cities and against natural backdrops.

March 23, 2023

Asteroid 2023 DZ2 to pass between Earth and moon this weekend

A massive asteroid called '2023 DZ2' will come within 100,000 miles of Earth on Saturday, March 25. NASA says this event 'only happens once per decade'.

March 15, 2023

Newly discovered asteroid has reduced odds of striking Earth

The probability that a newly-discovered asteroid will hit Earth on Valentine's Day in 2046 has dropped. The chance the asteroid hits the planet was already unlikely.

March 8, 2023

NASA says it's tracking 161-foot newly-found asteroid that has 'very small chance' of striking Earth

An asteroid with a diameter of about 161 feet has a "very small chance" of striking Earth on Feb. 14, 2046, NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office said.

February 19, 2023

Kansas night sky lit up by 'small swarm of meteors'

The National Weather Service's office in Goodland, Kansas, captured a "small swarm of meteors" that vaporized in Earth's atmosphere early Sunday morning.

February 19, 2023

'Small swarm of meteors' seen in the skies over Goodland, Kansas

The National Weather Service's Goodland office captured video of meteors lighting up the night sky on Sunday.

February 19, 2023

Sonic boom heard as meteor crashes into ground near McAllen, Texas

A sonic boom was captured on a home video camera as a meteor crashed into the ground near McAllen, Texas. CREDIT: Fox 4

February 14, 2023

Asteroid caught on video lighting up western Europe's skies before making impact in France

A three-feet meteoroid, also categorized as a small asteroid, was seen lighting up the skies of western Europe before making impact in France Monday by the English Channel.

February 7, 2023

Webb Space Telescope 'unexpectedly' finds its smallest asteroid yet

The James Webb Space Telescope may have accidentally discovered an asteroid that NASA says is likely the smallest observed to date by the $10 billion-dollar observatory.