The devastation of a giant meteorite impact on early Earth may have allowed life to flourish, new research suggests.

While the Southern Taurids already hit their peak last week, the Northern Taurids, active Oct. 13-Dec. 2 will be at their ...

Meteors that fall to Earth are also often called “shooting stars” and are a common occurrence, according to NASA. While some ...

WASHINGTON — The Northern Taurids will peak this week, producing bright flashes across the night skies. The meteor showers ...

Northern Argentina’s Campo del Cielo is where the world's largest mass of meteorites has been found. And it has also been ...

WASHINGTON — The Northern Taurids will peak this week, producing bright flashes across the night skies. The meteor showers ...

They appear to have been formed by 10 or more related space rocks including the comet 2P/Encke. One hypothesis is that Comet ...

In the layers, researchers can see spherules — tiny, glass-like orbs that form when a meteorite impact melts silica-containing rock. They also see conglomerates, or rocks made of other chunks of ...

WASHINGTON -- Two sister meteor showers are already flashing across night skies — and will peak a week apart. The Southern ...

Meteor showers occur when Earth passes through dusty debris trails left by comets and other space objects as they orbit the ...

Two sister meteor showers are already flashing across night skies — and will peak a week apart. The Southern Taurids will reach their zenith early Tuesday morning and the Northern Taurids on Nov. 12.

Meteor showers occur when Earth passes through dusty debris trails left by comets and other space objects as they orbit the sun. The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with ...