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Flaming Space Junk Makes Jaws Drop in Australia
"It first looked like a plane with fire coming out of the tail." -- Aaron O. "I have never seen…
How to See 209P/LINEAR, the Comet Brewing Up Saturday’s Surprise Meteor Shower
As we anxiously await the arrival of a potentially rich new meteor shower this weekend, its parent comet, 209P/LINEAR, draws…
Revisit Halley’s Comet – Stay Up Late for This Week’s Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower
UPDATE: Watch a live webcast of the meteor shower, below, from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center during the night of…
Echoes of Chelyabinsk: Another Fireball Explodes Over Russia
Why does Russia seem to get so many bright meteors? Well at 6.6 million square miles it's by far the…
Happy 1st Anniversary Chelyabinsk! The Fireball that Woke Up the World
Wonder and terror. Every time I watch the dashcam videos of the Chelyabinsk fireball it sends chills down my spine.…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 334: Chelyabinsk
Around this time last year a space rock crashed into the Earth above Chelyabinsk, Russia. It brightened the skies for…
How Can We Find Killer Asteroids?
On the morning of February 15, 2013, people in western Russia were dazzled by an incredibly bright meteor blazing a…
This Town Celebrates Every New Year with a Falling Meteor
Video from YouTube User Pam Bergmann The popular jazz tune “Stars Fell on Alabama” was inspired in part by the…
Three-Meter Asteroid Hits Earth’s Atmosphere… Somewhere
This was very likely the last trip around the Sun for the Earth-crossing asteroid 2014 AA, according to calculations by…
How Can We Stop An Asteroid?
"It's like looking for a charcoal briquette in the dark," says Bill Nye the Science Guy in this new video…