“We’ve always known that the first solid parts of planets, or ‘planetesimals’, must form further back in time at earlier stages of the protoplanetary disc,” Melissa explains. “Now, for the first time, ...

According to NASA, Perseids are known for their swift, bright meteors, which often leave long wakes of light and color behind ...

Christian Varady was watching the sky outside his Cantonment home when he saw a color-changing fireball fall into the ...

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just more than $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects Wednesday in New York. But a rare young dinosaur ...

The Perseids, considered by astronomers to be the best meteor shower of the year, are about to begin. The meteor shower occurs annually from about July 17 to Aug. 23, typically peaking in mid-August, ...

Summer is one of the best times to see a meteor shower. Here's why.

Get your lawn chairs ready, stargazers and space lovers! The Perseid meteor shower begins this week.The cause of this shower is due to the earth passing through bits of debris from the comet, ...

Wadhwa to join as 12th Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego in October 2025 Meenakshi Wadhwa will ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming around a baby sun-like star, an unprecedented ...

The best time to view the Perseids is between midnight and dawn, according to Hankey. However, one of the best days to see the Perseids is on Wednesday, July 30, because two other meteor showers, ...

Researchers have found a link between two geological events in iconic locations of the U.S. Southwest that scientists ...