Meteoroid impacts represent one of the most dynamic interactions between extraterrestrial bodies and the Earth’s atmosphere. When meteoroids enter the atmosphere, they experience rapid deceleration ...

Comets that rarely swing past the sun could ram into our planet, but we could spot them using the "crumb"-like meteoroid trails they leave behind, a new study suggests. Many comets visit the solar ...

Meteoroid streams are coherent groups of debris originating primarily from cometary or asteroidal fragmentation, which travel through the Solar System along similar orbital paths. As Earth intersects ...

Space junk and meteoroids are falling to Earth every year, posing a growing risk as they re-enter the atmosphere at high speeds. Researchers are using infrasound sensors to track these objects, ...

Why do comets and their meteoroid streams weave in and out of Earth's orbit and their orbits disperse over time? Researchers show that this is not due to the random pull of the planets, but rather the ...

The Moon’s harsh and unforgiving environment presents unique challenges for establishing a sustainable human presence. Among the greatest risks tofuture lunar habitats is the constant barrage of tiny ...

Dallas may have one of the most beautiful night skylines, but you may want to take some time in the next few weeks to get away from the city lights and gaze at the three concurrent meteor showers ...

Potentially dangerous comets could be spotted many years in advance by following the meteoroid trails they leave near Earth, new research shows. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The meteoroid stream of long-period comet Thatcher (white line). Each meteoroid moved on its own orbit and created a Lyrid shower meteor when it hit Earth after approaching the orbit of Earth (blue ...