Stargazers can ring in the beginning of 2025 by witnessing the first meteor shower of the year. The Quadrantids, one of the ...

Discover the fascinating story of Söderfjärden, a meteorite crater in Finland that has witnessed dramatic transformations ...

If they are correct it will be the first crater discovery since 2013 ... Rochette believes a meteorite may have formed the ...

The meteor impact that blew out the crater was a "nuclear explosion level ... resulting in a relatively small diameter as measured perpendicular to the ridge — about 3,770 feet (1,150 m ...

The Quadrantids might be one of the strongest showers this year, but poor weather could make them difficult to see.

Meteor Crater was created more than 50,000 years ago by a massive meteor strike near Winslow, Arizona. Visitors can experience the 550-foot-deep and nearly mile-wide cavity from an air-conditioned ...

While most meteor showers originate from comets, the Quadrantids come from asteroid 2003 EH1 — a small asteroid that was ...

However, the Quadrantid influx is sharply peaked: six hours before and after maximum, these blue meteors appear at only half ...

A small number of meteor showers buck the trend ... Composite Photograph by Miguel Claro Meteor Crater, an impact crater in Arizona, is approximately 50,000 years old and is approximately 4,000 ...