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Moon meteor blast was visible to naked eye: NASA

NASA has revealed that a boulder-sized meteor slammed into the moon in March, causing an explosion s...

Watch video: Meteor causes biggest lunar explosion ever recorded

NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office witnessed the most powerful meteor strike on the moon ever recor...

Lyrids meteor showers to be visible post midnight today

A celestial treat is in store for stargazers who can look forward to see fireworks in the form of me...

Lyrids meteor shower to captivate sky gazers

Sky gazers are in for a treat as they can look forward to a display of celestial fireworks with the ...

Boulder-size asteroid behind `Manhattan meteor`

Scientists have revealed that the dramatic fireball that lit up skies over the US East Coast on Frid...

`Fireball` meteor streaks across US sky

NASA has said that the large vibrant meteor which shot through the US sky shortly after 7:50 pm on F...

Meteorite that hit Russia millions of years old

A meteorite that entered Earth`s atmosphere and slammed into Russia`s Urals in february had broken o...

Russia to build anti-meteorite shield

Russia would build a system to protect the Earth from meteors and other space debris, Russian federa...

Why astronomers didn`t detect Russian meteor before it hit Earth on February 15

We didn`t receive any warning about the Russian meteor before it hit the Earth because small asteroi...

Meteorite perfume to be launched

Authorities in the Chelyabinsk region, which was hit by a meteorite Feb 15, have announced plans to ...

UFO, plane crash, start of war? Russians thought it all

Around half of the people in a Russian city hit by falling fragments from a meteorite saw the celest...

Russian meteor blast resonated from Greenland to Antarctica

The meteor strike over the steppes of southwestern Russia sent a low-frequency rumble bouncing throu...

Origin of Russian meteor tracked down

A team of astronomers from Colombia has traced the origin of the meteor that struck central Russia e...

UFO spotted in US after Russian meteor strike

After the recent meteor strike in Russia, two Grants Pass residents have revealed that they witnesse...

Russia`s Chelyabinsk recovers from meteor crash

Emergency services have repaired most of the damage caused by a meteor that shook Russia`s Chelyabin...

Russians believe meteor strike could have been UFO or God`s message

A recent newspaper poll found that nearly half of its readers believe that the meteor strike in Russ...

Russian meteor damage estimated at over $30 mn

Russian authorities estimate that the meteor that entered the Earth`s atmosphere and exploded in the...

Russian meteor exploded with force of 30 Hiroshima N-bombs

The meteor that streaked across the Russian skies on Friday, injuring around 1,200 people, exploded ...

Friday`s meteor and asteroid `once in 1,000-years event`

As scientists were gearing up to witness an asteroid`s closest ever approach to Earth on Friday, a s...

Russian meteor strike had force of nuclear bomb, says scientist

The meteor strike in a Russian city that left numerous people injured, had exploded in the atmospher...

Russia sends clean-up team to meteorite-hit Urals

As part of a rescue and clean-up operation after the meteor strike, which injured around 1,200 peopl...

Twitter abuzz after Russia`s meteor shower

Twitter was abuzz with comments and reactions after Russia`s meteor shower and feeds kept pouring in...

Those aren`t meteors falling, it`s the US testing weapons: Russian leader

Russian lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky, said that meteorite fragments had not rained down on Russia b...

Asteroid 2012 DA14 makes closest fly-by in history

A 150-foot cosmic rock about the size of a football field hurtled safely past Earth as predicted bef...

Over 1,000 injured as 10-ton meteorite hits Russia

Over 1,000 people, including more than 200 children, were injured Friday in a freak incident when a ...

2013`s first meteor shower peaks this week

Stargazers can celebrate the New Year with a celestial fireworks display as the first meteor shower ...

Geminid meteor shower to grace night sky today

In what is the last sky show for 2012, cosmic fireworks will on Thursday night fascinate skygazers a...

Geminid meteor shower to grace night sky on Thursday

Cosmic fireworks will enthral sky gazers on Thursday night as the Geminids meteor shower will be at ...

Meteor shower to peak Tuesday night

A celestial Diwali is in store for star-gazers who can look forward to see fireworks in the sky in t...

Leonid meteor shower to peak on Nov 17

The best viewing for this year’s Leonid meteor shower will be several hours before dawn on November ...

Orionid meteor shower peaks over weekend to skygazers` delight

The annual Orionid meteor shower, that occurs every year in mid-to-late October, peaked over the wee...

Meteor storm from newfound comet expected in 2014

A new, and very significant meteor shower is very likely to take place in May 2014, according to the...

Orionid meteor shower to peak this weekend

This year the Orionid meteor shower can be best viewed in the several hours around midnight October ...

`Meteor shower` sighted over UK

A display of bright objects streaking through the sky on Friday night has been reported from the nor...

Did a crashing meteor kick-start Ice Ages?

A gigantic meteor collided with the earth about 2.5 million years ago, generating the mother of all ...

Perseid meteor shower light up the skies

The annual Perseids meteor shower lit up the night sky with a flaming shooting star display to delig...

Meteor showers to be visible on 11th August night

Try to get as far from city lights as possible on August 11 and you will be able to see meteor showe...

Meteor hunters sell space rock for price 20 times more than gold

Rock hunters are stampeding to the site of the world’s biggest gold rush to find meteorites that are...

Meteor hunter finds 4 billion years old asteroid fragments

A meteor hunter has stumbled on two marble-sized nuggets of an asteriod that detonated after collidi...

Minivan-sized meteor packed explosive power

Scientists say a giant fireball that exploded in daylight over California`s Central Valley over the ...

Explosion, fireball reported in Nevada, California

A rare daytime meteor was seen and heard streaking over northern Nevada and parts of California on S...

Soviet satellite to fall to Earth

Meteor-1, the Soviet Union`s first fully operational weather satellite, will Monday night re-enter t...

`Huge fireball` appears over Britain

An unusually bright slow-moving light appeared in the night sky above northern Britain.

Bright light seen in skies likely a meteor: FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration says a bright, streaking light seen in the skies over parts of O...

Dazzling meteor shower lights up night sky

A dazzling display of "shooting stars" kicked off the 2012 skywatching season early Wednesday thrill...

Quadrantids meteor shower to delight astro buffs

The New Year will start for astro enthusiasts with fireworks as a meteor shower peaks Wednesday nigh...

Dazzling meteor shower to brighten up night skies

Startling streaks of multi-coloured Geminids meteor shower will brighten up the sky tomorrow night e...

Orionid meteor shower to reach peak tomorrow

The orionid meteor shower of debris, left behind by Halley`s Comet, will reach its peak on October 2...

Perseid meteor shower skywatchers with celestial

NASA treated skygazers across the planet to a celestial display of the Perseid meteor shower.

Full moon to overpower Perseid meteor shower

The Perseid meteor showers, an annual display of shooting stars in Northern Hemisphere, are underway...

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