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Created from debris trails from Halley’s Comet, the eta Aquariids can be seen from both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres ...

The American Meteor Society adds that the Lyrids usually lack persistent trains but can produce "fireballs." A fireball "is ...

Modern weather radars detect meteorite falls, confirming shocking daytime flashes and guiding precise recoveries.

Previously, the Vredefort Dome had been the only dated impact structure. The 2 billion-year-old crater can be found in South ...

Some 50,000 years ago, a meteor struck near what is now Flagstaff, Arizona, leaving a 560-foot-deep crater. More recently, an ...