Meteors
Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight
Winter Milky Way Geminids on December 12, 2012. Credit: John Chumack The Geminid Meteor Shower is underway, with the peak…
Geminid Meteor Shower and Meteorwatch
The Geminid Meteor Shower is the grand finale of astronomical events in 2012 and is usually the most reliable and…
Recent UK Fireball Could Not Have “Skipped” Around the World, New Analysis Says
The meteoroid seen over the UK on September 21, 2012 has created quite a sensation – make that a several…
Fireball Meteor or Re-Entering Satellite? “Something” Broke Up Over the UK on Friday
Twitter is all abuzz with sightings of a huge fireball meteor that streaked across the skies Friday night at approximately…
Fires in the Sky: Aurorae and Meteor Photo by Ole Salomonsen
A bright fireball slashes through curtains of aurorae shimmering above the mountains of northern Norway, captured on camera by Ole…
Video of California Daytime Fireball Surfaces
Video footage has finally surfaced of the daytime fireball that illuminated the sky over the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California…
Meteor Shower Timelapse Seen from the Space Station
Just as the Lyrid Meteor Shower was peaking on April 21, 2012, astronaut Don Pettit captured this incredible timelapse sequence…
Astrophoto: Meteor Fireball Passing through the Milky Way
[/caption] Northern Minnesota is famous for its bountiful lakes, and clear, dark skies. This beautiful astrophoto combines both -- and…
Meteorite Hunters Find Fragments from the Recent ‘Daytime Fireball’ in California
[/caption] Meteorite hunters have been successful in locating fragments from the huge meteor visible in the daytime skies over California…
Recent Fireball Seen in Brazil Was Actually Re-Entering Centaur Rocket
UPDATE: After hearing from several experts, this fireball was likely NOT a re-entering rocket body. Bob Christy from Zarya.info confirmed…