Asteroid impacts with global consequences are vastly rarer, especially compared to the frequency with which they appear in ...

Video showing a meteoroid entering Earth’s atmosphere and disintegrating, as captured by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick from ...

The Quadrantid meteor shower is active from Dec. 26 to Jan. 16, 2026, and will peak Jan. 3-4, 2026, though viewing will be made difficult by the full moon peaking Jan. 3, 2026, according to NASA. The ...

Could a full moon or clouds spoil views of the Quadrantids in 2026 in Florida? Here's everything to know about the meteor shower.

Could a full moon or weather forecast hide views of the Quadrantids in 2026 in Florida? Here's everything to know about the meteor shower.

If you were to ask a group of dedicated amateur astronomers to list their favorite telescopic targets, few if any would mention asteroids. That's easy to understand. The typical asteroid lacks the jaw ...

NASA outlines a full 2026 astronomy calendar featuring eclipses, planetary alignments, meteor showers, supermoons, and seasonal milestones visible from different parts of Earth.

The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks this weekend. This brief celestial event can produce hundreds of meteors per hour.

The first meteor shower of the New Year always has the potential to be one of the year's best – but rarely rises to the occasion. Astronomers lament that the Quadrantid meteors tend to fall short of ...

The Volantids meteor shower was detected in the southern hemisphere during New Year's Eve 2025 ...