Astronomers in Arizona turned to artificial intelligence to test out a new method of classifying meteors based on their physical properties and origin.

Astronomers at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff are using an innovative AI technique to revolutionize how meteors are ...

People often use the words meteor and meteorite interchangeably, usually when describing a bright streak of light crossing the night sky. The distinction is simple, though the objects involved are ...

When a piece of space rock punches through a greenhouse roof and buries itself in cultivated soil, the event sits at a ...

China's Tianwen-2 spacecraft arrived at near-Earth asteroid 469219 Kamo'oalewa on July 6, 2026, completing a 400-day, 1-billion-kilometer voyage to one of the strangest objects in Earth's neighborhood ...

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

A slice of the rare angrite meteorite NWA 12774 shows olivine crystal (green), a mineral rich in magnesium. John Kashuba A 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite found in the Sahara Desert could be evidence ...

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 phenomena. Far more exotic ...

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 phenomena. Far more exotic ...

An ancient meteorite impact in Western Australia’s Goldfields may have redistributed gold while leaving behind rare geological evidence of one of Earth’s violent collisions. Researchers led by former ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Tucson is the epicenter of a meteorite hunt after a shower of space rocks landed north of the city Tuesday night. The event began at 7:11 p.m. with a window-rattling sonic boom, as a massive fireball ...