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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.

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.

A meteor shower outburst from a shattered comet may spawn a new tau Herculids display on May 30
By Joe Rao published
The tau Herculids from comet 73P/Schwassman-Wachmann which began to fragment in 1995 may make an appearance on the night of May 30-31.

How to watch the Eta Aquarids meteor shower this weekend
By Elizabeth Howell published
The show originates from Halley's Comet and may generate as many as 30 shooting stars an hour.

Meteorites from flaming fireball over Mississippi scattered across the state
By Tia Ghose published
NASA is urging people not to send them in for analysis.

These meteorites contain all of the building blocks of DNA
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Could these compounds have helped to spark life on Earth?

Massive fireball scattered loads of meteorites across southern Ontario
By Stefanie Waldek published
On Sunday (April 17), skywatching cameras in Ontario recorded a massive fireball that likely produced tens to hundreds of grams of meteorites.

Massive meteorite impact created the hottest mantle rock ever
By Stephanie Pappas published
It's confirmed: The hottest rock ever discovered in Earth's crust really was super-hot.
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