If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. When a space rock comes speeding down towards Earth it usually makes headlines for obvious ...

An asteroid that exploded over Botswana in 2018 likely came from Vesta, the second largest object in the asteroid belt, according to an analysis of rocks recovered after the impact. Vesta is the ...

All eyes were on the evening sky Sunday as residents across nine Midwest states reported seeing a fireball, or a bright meteor, fly by. The American Meteor Society (AMS) confirmed Monday that it ...

If you saw a giant ball of burning light fall toward Earth this morning along the East Coast, you're not alone. Multiple reports of a meteor have surfaced over the course of the day Wednesday, ranging ...

In 2018, a meteorite fell to Earth, causing a fireball that streaked across the sky in Michigan. Now, researchers have discovered the space rock contains “extraterrestrial organic compounds.” The ...

On Aug. 28, 2018, a meteor lit up the night sky over Perth in western Australia in a brilliant fireball. See photos of the fireball from eyewitnesses across Perth, courtesy of the iconic Perth ...

Aug. 28 (UPI) --A fireball illuminated the night sky over Missouri and neighboring states, prompting more than 300 reports from witnesses. The American Meteor Society said most of the more than 340 ...

A brilliant fireball lit up the skies over California on Dec. 19, 2018, and left a spectacular, wind-twisted trail behind it. See photos here and read an eyewitness report by Space.com's Mike Wall! In ...

(CNN) — A 12-million-year-old meteorite that fell to Earth in January 2018 is covered in more than 2,600 organic compounds, according to new research. Meteorites such as this one likely acted as ...

A North American Midway Entertainment worker was taken to the hospital Saturday after he was injured while inspecting the unloading platform of the Fireball ride at the Kentucky State Fair. Last year, ...

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When a space rock comes speeding down towards Earth it usually makes headlines for obvious reasons. Even smaller objects that appear in our sky have a habit of producing brilliant light shows, so ...