NASA’s Perseverance rover has spent years combing Jezero Crater for traces of ancient water and potential biosignatures, but ...

As you watch the night sky, streaks of light often flash for a moment, then disappear. These brilliant flashes—called fireballs—are caused by space rocks, or meteoroids, entering Earth's atmosphere at ...

(CNN) — It was a simple, sunny afternoon on Canada’s Prince Edward Island as Joe Velaidum and his partner, Laura Kelly, set off to walk their dog. Noticing a stray leash lying in the yard, Velaidum ...

Illustration of a fireball passing in front of the moon as it crosses through Earth's atmosphere. Fireball meteors fall on the Earth every day but it's rare to see one in the daytime. Illustration by ...

Heritage Auctions will present an eclectic mix of rare meteorites, fossils, and gemstones in a virtual sale that highlights some of Earth’s—and the cosmos’s—most striking natural artifacts. Leading ...