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Asteroid or comet? Meteor or meteorite? How to identify and classify the rocks you see streaking through the sky

Have you ever been out at night and seen a streak of light blast across the sky and disappear? Ever wonder where that shooting star came from, or how it got to be in your sky?

How to tell a comet from an asteroid and a meteor from a meteorite

A field guide to the space rocks you might see streaking across the night sky

Asteroid or comet? Meteor or meteorite? How to identify and classify the rocks you see streaking through the sky

Ever wonder where that shooting star came from, or how it got to be in your sky?

Asteroid or comet? Meteor or meteorite? How to identify and classify the rocks you see streaking through the sky

Ever wonder where that shooting star came from, or how it got to be in your sky?

A Rare Meteorite Just Revealed a Lost, Mars-Sized Planet from the Dawn of the Solar System

Meteorites are (usually) gifts from the heavens. They provide unique insights to parts of the solar system that we couldn’t access otherwise - either because it's too expensive, or...

Meteor streaks across the sky above big observatory | Space photo of the day for June 5, 2026

Searing across the night sky, a meteor puts on a spectacular show above Arizona's Kitt Peak National Observatory.

Meteor streaks across skies, causes bright flash Sunday morning

Early risers across southeast Louisiana were treated to quite a sight on Sunday morning when a brilliant flash of light streaked across the pre-dawn sky. Around 5:00 a.m., Storm St...

Sonic booms from meteors can release the energy of hundreds of tons of TNT. Here's how they work

As humans, we live out our lives on a planet that is constantly sweeping through a cosmic ocean littered with ancient debris from the formation of the solar system. For the most pa...

A meteorite impact may have once rained gold on Western Australia

We're used to a lot of different natural things falling out of the sky. These can include snow, rain and sometimes even frogs (yes, really). All of these relate to weather phenomen...

New Jersey Couple Aids Meteorite Discovery After it Crashes Through Their Roof

A New Jersey couple helped scientists uncover the makeup of an unusual asteroid after it fell into their bedroom.

Watch: Burning meteor ‘a nice one in the moonlight’, caught on camera over Otago

Not just one but two meteors were caught on camera on Thursday night.

Meteor Lights Up the Night Sky Above an Erupting Volcano

Watch a fireball burn a 300 mile path above the Midwest US (video)

The fireball traveled 300 miles in a matter of seconds before disintegrating in spectacular fashion.

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Meteor enters Earth’s atmosphere

The American Meteor Society said the object was about three-feet wide and entered the atmosphere north of Boston Saturday afternoon. The post CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Meteor enters Earth’...

Hectic Mini-Moon Collisions in the Early Solar System Produced the Grains Packed Inside Meteorites

Learn about the formation of the grains within many meteorites, emerging from collisions of planetary bodies in the early Solar System. 

Lunar Meteorite Reveals Clues to 3.5-Billion-Year-Old Impacts that Struck Multiple Worlds

​Learn how a meteorite sample contained clues of a massive lunar collision 3.5 billion years ago. 

Here's where NASA says meteorite that thousands heard over Massachusetts may have landed

The American Meteor Society says a 3-foot meteor caused the boom heard across Massachusetts and parts of the Northeast Saturday.

Written in Rock

A small rock found in the African desert has just handed scientists an extraordinary window into one of the most violent and consequential periods in the history of the Solar Syste...

Meteorite that crashed through New Jersey house could hold the clues to life's origins

"Thanks to the homeowner’s quick reaction, these are the most pristine CM1/2 meteorites we know of."

Could meteor storms harm NASA's future moon missions?

"If a major meteor shower outburst or storm is forecast during a mission or crew activity, the mission would be delayed or the crew kept inside until the outburst or storm is over....

Spectacular Moment Meteor Explodes Behind Erupting Volcano Caught on Camera

A green fireball that came from space was captured on camera, briefly illuminating an erupting volcano in the Philippines -- making for spectacular footage. [Read More]

Moment meteor flies through sky beside erupting volcano

A meteor flew through the sky right next to an erupting volcano in the Philippines.

Mysterious sonic boom heard across Massachusetts was a meteor, experts say

People across eastern Massachusetts reported hearing an extremely loud boom on Saturday afternoon, and many police departments in the state said they were inundated with calls, but...

Primordial mini-moons may explain meteorite composition

A new Southwest Research Institute-led study proposes a solution to a longstanding puzzle in planetary science: What caused the concentration, assembly, and preservation of millime...