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A bright meteor was spotted in the sky Tuesday afternoon over many areas of New Jersey and several other eastern states, including New York and Pennsylvania, according to social media posts and ...

Across Earth, every night, thousands of automated stargazers are waiting to take pictures of shooting stars. I am one of the scientists who study these meteors. Most movies and news alerts focus on ...

Skywatchers in Iowa have an opportunity to see the annual Lyrid meteor shower lighting up the night sky this week. The Lyrid meteor shower begins in mid-April and builds toward a peak later in the ...

The first major meteor shower since January will grace Illinois skies this month, commencing Tuesday, April 14, before ramping up during its peak later in the month. While the Lyrids are not as fast ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In a Facebook post shared on Wednesday, NASA said: “Eyewitnesses in ...

That was indeed a meteor that you saw —and heard — streak through the sky, NASA confirmed on Wednesday. The fireball was first spotted at 2:34 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, about 48 miles above the ...

The giant asteroid Apophis will make a historically close approach to Earth on April 13, 2029. Scientists have ruled out any risk of Apophis hitting Earth for at least the next century. The 2029 flyby ...

A meteor was sighted in the skies above the tri-state area around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. The American Meteor Society confirmed several reports of the fireball being seen over the state from 2:33 p.m. to 2 ...

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