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Geminid meteor shower captured above a railroad water tower at Dos Cabezas Siding in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, U.S.

How to see the stunning Geminid meteor shower light up the sky on Dec. 14

By Robert Lea published

As many as 120 meteors could tumble through the sky each hour during the Geminids' peak on Dec. 14.

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Likely the largest meteorite found in Britain, this one spans about 1.6 feet (0.5 meters) across and has been on Earth some 30,000 years.

Mystery of Britain's Largest Meteorite Solved

By Jeanna Bryner last updated

The meteorite weighs about the same as a baby elephant.

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Computer artwork of a meteor burning up in Earth's atmosphere.

How many meteorites hit Earth every year?

By Charles Q. Choi published

Earth is constantly showered by space rocks, but how many of these actually land on Earth's surface?

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Two flashes on the GOES-17 Lightning Mapper aren't lightning, but a meteor trail and explosion.

Exploding meteor startles Utah

By Stephanie Pappas published

A loud explosion heard Saturday (Aug. 13) in Utah may have been an exploding Perseid meteor.

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An illustration of an asteroid barreling toward Earth.

Astronomers plan to fish an interstellar meteorite out of the ocean using a massive magnet

By Jamie Carter published

The interstellar asteroid crashed into the Pacific Ocean in 2014 and its recovery would be a world-changing scientific discovery, scientists say.

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red and silver meteorite from diablo canyon

Strange, never-before-seen diamond crystal structure found inside 'Diablo canyon' meteorite

By JoAnna Wendel published

Graphene found interlocked with diamonds inside an ancient meteorite could be the key to superfast, supercharged tech.

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A large micrometeoroid struck the JWST's C3 mirror, leaving permanent damage, a new report finds.

Meteor impact left 'uncorrectable' damage to the Webb telescope's mirror, new report shows

By Brandon Specktor last updated

The James Webb Space Telescope has been hit by at least 19 tiny meteors since launching in December 2021, and new images reveal the damage.

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A close-up image of one of the new crystals taken using an electron microscope.

Never-before-seen crystals found in perfectly preserved meteorite dust

By Harry Baker published

Researchers have discovered tiny, never-before-seen carbon crystals in meteorite dust left over from the explosion of the Chelyabinsk meteor in 2013.

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An artist's conception of the James Webb Space Telescope, which launched on Dec. 25, 2021.

James Webb Space Telescope hit by large micrometeoroid

By Meghan Bartels published

NASA's next-generation space observatory has sustained its first noticeable impact less than six months after launch, but the agency isn't too concerned.

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These star trails are from the Eta Aquarids meteor shower of 2020, as seen from Cordoba, Argentina, at its peak on May 6.

A 'meteor storm' of 1,000 shooting stars per hour may light up the skies over North America tonight

By Elizabeth Howell published

The Tau Herculids could bring up a meteor storm, but there's a good chance it won't happen at all.

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